Feature Articles

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

Crystal HarrellApril 27, 2017

It’s a tale as old as time—not just of Beauty and the Beast, but the whole global enterprise Disney has created to further monetize their name towards an adorin... READ MORE

Stardust Memories – Existentialism, Bergman & Romantic Nostalgia

Brian GutierrezApril 21, 2017

Anytime I’ve heard a discussion on Woody Allen’s Stardust Memories, Federico Fellini is brought up almost immediately. Another director comes to mind: Ing... READ MORE

Capturing the Cinematic Fairytale of Donkey Skin

Crystal HarrellMarch 31, 2017

“Our tale is perhaps difficult to believe, but as long as there are children, and mothers and grandmothers, it will live on in memory,” states the narrator of... READ MORE

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

Brian GutierrezOctober 19, 2016

The Western genre has been largely associated with American cinema and culture. While many other filmmakers from different regions and perspective of the craft ... READ MORE

Laughing Through the Pain: A Look into Life is Beautiful

Christian PerezMay 4, 2016

Tragic events rooted in historical fact are not often laughing matters within the realm of film and storytelling. There aren’t many descriptions or artists who ... READ MORE

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On Time & Cinema – Jeanne Dielman & Shoah

Andrew ChungApril 22, 2016

Music cinema has a tempo, which is commonly known as pacing. In my opinion, pacing relates to the aspects of writing and the narrative fluidity of a scene or st... READ MORE

The Humanity of Hunger (2008)

Christian PerezApril 19, 2016

When Steve McQueen decided to take on the task of telling a portion of Bobby Sands’ story, he captured not only the life of the man who gave up his own for th... READ MORE

The Psychos: Seeing the Psycho Films Through a Different Lens

Christian PerezApril 8, 2016

Color, like sound, widescreen, and digital cameras, is a special effect that was implemented as a form of spectacle/innovation and ended up becoming a stand... READ MORE

The Oscars: Is this the end of ‘Unlucky Leo’?

Gary McDougallFebruary 24, 2016

E ach year from the announcement of the nominees (including this year’s claims of ‘whitewashing’) to the comparison between the winners of the Globes and the ... READ MORE

Get Frantic, Watch Frantic [1988]

Gary McDougallDecember 22, 2015

“Dancing in bars in restaurants/staring eyes chill me to the bone” A man and a woman sit nervously in a nightclub. Sleazy patrons in sh... READ MORE

Michael Mann as an Auteur [Essay]

Zack HeiseyNovember 24, 2015

Since his big screen debut in 1981, Michael Mann has grown to be one of the most interesting writer/directors working in Hollywood. After cutting his teeth in... READ MORE

Wanted: Unbiased Movie Ratings with People in Mind

Trysten CainNovember 17, 2015

The MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) seems to show a particular bias towards sex rather than violence, especially when considering the "R" and "NC-1... READ MORE

Breaking Down the Kaleidoscope: Tangerine [2015] – Video Essay

Carmen WongNovember 16, 2015

So, 2015 is coming to a close soon and it sure has been an interesting year in film (and otherwise!). This might be a redundant statement because really, when... READ MORE

Get to Know: Darius Khondji

Gary McDougallNovember 9, 2015

Truly great cinematographers are able to not only assist in realizing artistic vision but also to dovetail their own unique style with the direc... READ MORE

From Comics to the Big Screen: The Avengers

Tyler PayneNovember 2, 2015

It took nearly 50 years between The Avengers first appearance on comic store shelves during the Silver Age of Comics to The Avengers appearing on the silv... READ MORE

Get to Know: Jim Mickle

Gary McDougallOctober 25, 2015

There exists a comfortable middle ground between the directors of ‘Hollywood’ movies and independent cinema. Relative low production costs and accessible te... READ MORE