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Stanley Kubrick Films Ranked
Stanley Kubrick Films Ranked

As the 40th anniversary of The Shining nears, we have watched and ranked all of Stanley Kubrick’s theatrical releases.

Monstrous & Missing Mothers: Horror Prefers Villainous, Dead Or Exceptional Women
Monstrous & Missing Mothers: Horror Prefers Its Women Villainous, Dead Or Exceptional

When contrasted against the special designation conferred upon Final Girls, it seems apparent that the horror genre permits its mothers limited options.

We Need More Asian Female Directors In Cinema
We Need More Asian Female Directors In Cinema

By Xiaoyu Yang. When I decided to move from China to study an MFA program in filmmaking at the City College of New York, it was difficult to work in a milieu so different from my own heritage.

CAST AWAY 20 Years Later: An Ode To Tom Hanks
CAST AWAY 20 Years Later: An Ode To Tom Hanks

Cast Away puts Tom Hanks’ talents and instincts on full display, offering us as viewers a chance to understand why we feel so connected to him.

Japanese-American Representation In Classic Hollywood Cinema
Japanese-American Representation In Classic Hollywood Cinema

Images are powerful as is representation. Based on my ancestry, I thought it would be…

Back From The Shadows: PSYCHO II As A Film Sequel

Let’s take a look at Psycho II as one of Hollywood’s most famous belated movie sequels.

Exploiting Fear Of The Wildly Unlikely In FINAL DESTINATION 3
Exploiting Fear Of The Wildly Unlikely In FINAL DESTINATION 3

Why do we worry ourselves over scenarios that are literally millions of times less likely to happen than dying while doing activities like driving and eating?

Revisiting MAX (2002): The Scariest WWII Movie Of All
Revisiting MAX (2002): The Scariest WWII Movie Of All

We revisit the film Max, a controversial WWII film from 2002 starring John Cusack.

LOST GIRLS, THE FROZEN GROUND & The Depiction Of The Less Dead
LOST GIRLS, THE FROZEN GROUND & The Depiction Of The Less Dead

What Lost Girls and The Frozen Ground share is the decision to depict a true crime involving one of the minorities most affected by serial killing: sex workers.

Unravelling The Dream World In Christopher Nolan’s INCEPTION

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of Inception, we’re going back down the rabbit hole to discuss the film’s plot and make sense of Christopher Nolan’s frenetic dream world.

Doomed Romance: The Beauty of Unsuccessful Relationships in Cinema
Doomed Romance: The Beauty Of Unsuccessful Relationships In Cinema

Why is there an ironic romanticism around doomed romance? What is the reason for this redefining shift within the genre?

Identifying The Self In Christopher Nolan's MEMENTO
Identifying The Self In Christopher Nolan’s MEMENTO

In spite of what the Memento’s legacy and promotional material may tell you, Lenny’s problem does not concern memory so much as it does truth.

More Sad Than Enraged: The Ancillary Despair Of FURY
More Sad Than Enraged: The Ancillary Despair Of FURY

We look back at David Ayer’s 2014 war film Fury, and the deeper themes of anger mixed with sadness expressed throughout.

Christians Should Watch 1932 Horror Film WHITE ZOMBIE For Easter
Christians Should Watch 1932 Horror Film WHITE ZOMBIE For Easter

Rarely do Christians shudder at the horror of Jesus’s mastery over death and his power of resurrection that form the foundation for the hope Christianity offers the world.

A Violent System: How Marxism Is Making A Cinematic Comeback
A Violent System: How Marxism Is Making A Cinematic Comeback

There was a seismic shift in the political landscape of the United States in the…