For Your Inner Cinephile

- Do Live Action Disney Remakes Measure Up to the Classic Animations?
  
  Crystal HarrellApril 27, 2017
- Stardust Memories – Existentialism, Bergman & Romantic Nostalgia
  
  Brian GutierrezApril 21, 2017
- Capturing the Cinematic Fairytale of Donkey Skin
  
  Crystal HarrellMarch 31, 2017
- The Criterion Audit: Do The Right Thing by Spike Lee #97
  
  Natalie JonesMarch 22, 2017
- The 2017 Oscars: Essential Party Checklist
  
  Jez StokerFebruary 23, 2017
- The Oscars Best Picture Winners [Poster]
  
  Jez StokerFebruary 21, 2017
- La La Land – Interview with Composer Justin Hurwitz
  
  Crystal HarrellFebruary 20, 2017
- What’s Killing You? Visualizing the Deaths of Classic Horror Movie Characters [Infographic]
  
  Teagan CoxFebruary 12, 2017
- Year in Review: The 5 Best Movie Characters of 2016 [Taylor Ryan]
  
  Taylor RyanFebruary 10, 2017
- Year in Review: The 5 Best Movie Characters of 2016 [Sam Kench]
  
  Sam KenchFebruary 5, 2017
- Top 5 Movies from the Palm Springs International Film Festival 2017
  
  Cruz MooreJanuary 22, 2017
- Year in Review: The 5 Best Movies of 2016 [Katherine Maheux]
  
  Katherine MaheuxJanuary 21, 2017

Spoiler-Free Movie Reviews

LATEST REVIEWS

3.5

The Road to Mother [2016]

July 17, 2017

4.0

Okja [2017]

July 2, 2017

3.0

My Cousin Rachel [2017]

June 30, 2017

5.0

Watership Down [1978]

June 30, 2017

4.5

Baby Driver [2017]

June 29, 2017

2.0

Aaron’s Blood [2016]

June 28, 2017

Director Interviews

Our Interviews

Road to the Well – Interview with Director Jon Cvack

Amiro MoJune 30, 2017

In Road to the Well, two recently reunited friends find their lives further upended after one witnesses a brutal and mysterious murder. Jo... READ MORE

Aaron B. Koontz Interview Camera Obscura

Camera Obscura – Q&A with Director Aaron B. Koontz

Trysten CainJune 23, 2017

The feature debut of writer/director Aaron B. Koontz is also the first feature from his own Austin-based Paper Street Pictures. Based on his... READ MORE

Matt Schrader Score a Film Music Interview

Score: A Film Music Documentary – Q&A with Director Matt Schrader

Taylor RyanJune 19, 2017

Score: A Film Music Documentary traces the lineage of film scores and their creative processes from past to present. Director Matt Schrader&... READ MORE

Features

Do Live Action Disney Remakes Measure Up to the Classic Animations?

Crystal HarrellApril 27, 2017

Stardust Memories – Existentialism, Bergman & Romantic Nostalgia

Brian GutierrezApril 21, 2017

Capturing the Cinematic Fairytale of Donkey Skin

Crystal HarrellMarch 31, 2017

Ethics in Rural America: The Unlikely Marriage Between the Western and Film Noir Genres During Times of Uncertainty

Brian GutierrezOctober 19, 2016

Laughing Through the Pain: A Look into Life is Beautiful

Christian PerezMay 4, 2016

Infographics

MORE INFOGRAPHICS

What’s Killing You? Visualizing the Deaths of Classic Horror Movie Characters [Infographic]

Teagan CoxFebruary 12, 2017
Pulp Fiction (1994) Chronological Order Flow Chart

Jez StokerSeptember 26, 2016
The Evolution Of Movie Title Typefaces Through The Years [Infographic]

Jez StokerSeptember 9, 2016
The Vehicles of Mad Max

Tommy JamesMay 7, 2016
The 39 Stats – Charting Hitchcock’s Obsessions [Infographic]

Carmen WongMarch 31, 2016
A Gargantuan Godzilla [Infographic]

Carmen WongMarch 5, 2016
Movie Monsters That Ruled the Big Screen

Taylor RyanFebruary 20, 2016
The Francography Chart – James Franco’s Filmography

Jez StokerFebruary 13, 2016
Mad Max Primer: Here for the Gasoline [Infographic]

Jez StokerFebruary 13, 2016

Director Exploration

MORE DIRECTORS

- Paul Thomas Anderson
  
  Chance ParkerDecember 25, 2016
- Carl Theodor Dreyer
  
  Dean WhiteSeptember 2, 2016
- Quentin Tarantino
  
  Angelo YeomansJune 10, 2016

VFX Showreels & Breakdowns

War Machine [2017] VFX Breakdown by BlueBolt

Jez StokerJune 24, 2017
Ghost in the Shell [2017] VFX Breakdown by Atomic Fiction

Jez StokerJune 3, 2017
The Space Between Us [2017] VFX Breakdown by Rodeo FX

Jez StokerMay 28, 2017
Life [2017] VFX Showreel by Spov

Jez StokerApril 30, 2017
A Monster Calls [2016] VFX Breakdown by MPC

Jez StokerMarch 24, 2017
Fences [2016] VFX Breakdown by Zero VFX

Jez StokerMarch 10, 2017
Sully [2016] VFX Breakdown by MPC

Jez StokerJanuary 22, 2017
Arrival [2016] VFX Breakdown by Framestore

Jez StokerDecember 29, 2016
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children [2016] VFX Breakdown by Rodeo FX

Jez StokerDecember 10, 2016
Ant-Man [2015] VFX Breakdown by Cinesite

Jez StokerDecember 7, 2016
Everest [2015] VFX Breakdown by RVX

Jez StokerDecember 6, 2016
Legend [2015] VFX Breakdown by Nvizible

Jez StokerDecember 4, 2016

More Reviews

3.5

Camera Obscura [2017]

Trysten CainJune 26, 2017

Camera Obscura is the feature debut of writer/director Aaron B. Koontz. Christopher Denham plays a veteran war photographer with PTSD who is gifted a camera th... READ MORE

3.0

The Day After Tomorrow [2004]

Olivia HartJune 23, 2017

The Day After Tomorrow : In The Day After Tomorrow an Ice Age has covered half of the world, in the midst of this disaster a father treks across the countr... READ MORE

Spirit Game Pride of a Nation Spoiler Free Movie Review

2.0

Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation [2017]

Chance ParkerJune 22, 2017

Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation : There aren’t too many documentaries that should be proud that their lacrosse footage is their best asset, however Spirit G... READ MORE

3.5

Wonder Woman [2017]

Timothy J. WeirJune 21, 2017

Wonder Woman is a superhero film and the fourth entry in Warner Bros.’ DC Extended Universe and is helmed by Patty Jenkins (Monster). The screenplay was penned... READ MORE

2.0

Alien: Covenant [2017]

Angelo YeomansJune 18, 2017

Alien: Covenant is the next installment in Ridley Scott’s Alien film universe. Taking place ten years after the events of Prometheus . Once again starring Mich... READ MORE

4.0

Manifesto [2015]

Trysten CainJune 8, 2017

Manifesto comes from renowned visual artist Julian Rosenfeldt who weaves together 13 vignettes each housing a transformed Cate Blanchett reciting a mix of mani... READ MORE

2.5

War Machine [2017]

Kevin JonesJune 8, 2017

War Machine : In understanding Netflix’s new business model of supporting auteurs by funding their unfundable projects, Australian Director David Michôd seems t... READ MORE

4.0

The Blackcoat’s Daughter [2015]

Bennett GlaceJune 2, 2017

The Blackcoat’s Daughter proves debut filmmaker Osgood 'Oz' Perkins an exciting new talent and foreshadows another banner year for horror cinema. The film... READ MORE

2.5

The Dark Tapes [2017]

Chance ParkerMay 31, 2017

The Dark Tapes is a found footage horror film written and directed by Vincent J. Guastini and Michael McQuown. There is no explanation of who found the ta... READ MORE

1.5

Snatched [2017]

Claire DiMauroMay 31, 2017

Snatched is a far-fetched comedy that follows mother and daughter, Linda (Goldie Hawn) and Emily Middleton (Amy Schumer), after their vacation in Ecuador goes ... READ MORE

1.0

Somewhere Beautiful [2014]

Chance ParkerMay 28, 2017

Somewhere Beautiful could be one of the most interesting, yet also one of the most frustrating movies that I’ve seen in the past few years. There are mome... READ MORE

3.5

Their Finest [2016]

Claire DiMauroMay 25, 2017

Their Finest is a film about making films. More specifically, about making propaganda films during World War II. Former secretary, Catrin Cole (Gemma Arterton)... READ MORE

Nise The Heart of Madness Spoiler Free Movie Review

3.0

Nise: The Heart of Madness [2015]

Chance ParkerMay 17, 2017

Nise: The Heart of Madness tells the story of Dr. Nise da Silveira, who begins working at a psychiatric hospital only to find that the way that the doctors pla... READ MORE

4.0

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 [2017]

Tommy JamesMay 14, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2 has finally hit cinemas after three years of anticipation. The original Guardians became a surprising hit as it was so refr... READ MORE

2.5

Small Crimes [2017]

Kevin JonesMay 13, 2017

Small Crimes is the second feature-length film from Director Evan Katz (also known as E.L. Katz. Starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, of Game of Thrones fame, as a ... READ MORE

2.0

Rupture [2016]

Taylor RyanMay 9, 2017

Rupture : Director Steven Shainberg makes his debut after a ten-year hiatus with his latest film, Rupture. Not only did he direct the film, but also penned... READ MORE

4.0

Life [2017]

Angelo YeomansMay 9, 2017

Life combines some of the most exciting themes in filmmaking as the film focuses around an International space station, equipped with a crew acted out by an am... READ MORE

3.0

Eyes Without a Face [1960]

Hákon MagnússonMay 6, 2017

Eyes Without a Face : Doctor Génessier, with the help of his unquestioning assistant Louise, kidnaps young women and surgically removes their faces to fix ... READ MORE

2.5

Sand Castle [2017]

Kevin JonesApril 27, 2017

Sand Castle : Written by Iraq War veteran Chris Roessner and directed by Brazilian Fernando Coimbra, Sand Castle is the latest release from Netflix and, as with... READ MORE

4.0

How to Train Your Dragon [2010]

Rochelle LyonsApril 23, 2017

How to Train Your Dragon : a young Viking Chief’s son must capture a dragon who has consistently raided his hometown of Burke, in order to cement his manho... READ MORE