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A Pig's Gotta Fly: Revisiting The Hero Of PORCO ROSSO
A Pig’s Gotta Fly: Revisiting The Hero Of PORCO ROSSO

Porco Rosso is a film beaming with silliness and warmth, while also being tied and grounded in a particular human timeframe like very few Miyazaki movies can boast to have.

Sundance Film Festival 2020 Preview
Why Are Film Festivals So Expensive & Exclusive?

Film Festivals bring to audiences films that are powerful and necessary – so why are they all so exclusive?

How FARGO Succeeded Where STRANGER THINGS Failed
How FARGO Succeeded Where STRANGER THINGS Failed

When FX announced that they were moving forward with a television adaptation of the 1996…

Mental Illness In The Movies: THE END OF EVANGELION
Mental Illness In The Movies: THE END OF EVANGELION

Jack Godwin takes a look at the portrayal of mental illness in anime film The End of Evangelion.

FRANCES HA and How To Navigate Your 20s
FRANCES HA and How To Navigate Your 20s

Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach’s Frances Ha perfectly represents the complexities of your 20s. Read why the film is such an accurate portrait.

A Musically-Gifted, Cosmically-Ambiguous & Cinematically-Shot Case For HAPPY FEET
A Musically-Gifted, Cosmically-Ambiguous & Cinematically-Shot Case For HAPPY FEET

Find whatever long-forgotten, critically-panned even, piece of your childhood that made you who you are today. Find that movie.Find your Happy Feet.

Misanthropy At The Movies: How Is Cinema Confronting The Age Of Humanity's Self-Hatred
Misanthropy At The Movies: How Is Cinema Confronting The Age Of Humanity’s Self-Hatred

It is in this moment of burning worlds and a fading hope in humanity that cinema offers its hand. When the most empathetic of mediums loses its patience, it may be time to watch and listen.

A SERIOUS MAN At 10: A Prophetic Warning Against “Facts & Logic”

On its ten-year anniversary, The Coen Brother’s A Serious Man should serve as a cautionary tale for our world today. Read to find out more.

The Neglected Politicism of Yasujiro Ozu’s TOKYO STORY
The Neglected Politicism of Yasujiro Ozu’s TOKYO STORY

Released just one year after the end of the American occupation of Japan, Tokyo Story obliquely reflects on the changes that came over the country.

From Book To Screen: Stephen King's IT (Video)
From Book To Screen: Stephen King’s IT (Video)

In the first video of a new series, Kristy Strouse discusses Stephen King’s It, comparing the novel to its many adaptations and tries to unravel the story’s complexities.

THE RAID: REDEMPTION's Mission Structured As Video Game Levels
THE RAID: REDEMPTION’s Mission Structured As Video Game Levels

With its straightforward premise and non-stop action, The Raid: Redemption is a future action classic that helped shine a light on the Indonesian film industry.

Bong Joon Ho's PARASITE: The Film of the Year (So Far)
Bong Joon Ho’s PARASITE: The Film Of The Year (So Far)

While it’s true that film as a medium is intrinsically subjective, it seems pretty clear amongst viewers with knowledge of film that Parasite will go down as a classic.

Martin Scorsese & The Art Of The Cameo

As fun as it might be to play a game of spot-the-Scorsese, it’s worth looking at each cameo with a more analytic lens. Read on to find out more.

Marvel's Killing Joke And The Unsuspecting Film Industry
Marvel’s Killing Joke & The Unsuspecting Film Industry

Slowly, over 11 years and 22 feature films, not to mention some admirable TV shows sprinkled in between, Marvel has been training audiences to return to their screens again and again.

Staff Inquiry: Eternally Watchable Movies

Some movies can be watched over and over, never falling out of favor and always delivering exactly what we need. Here are our staff picks.