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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.

AHS 1984's Love Letter To Horror: Did You Catch Them All?
AHS 1984’s Love Letter To Horror: Did You Catch Them All?

In a lover letter to the horror genre, AHS 1984 packed a nostalgic punch – leaving the door wide open for more homage to come.

The Reemergence of Charlie Chaplin Through Cosmo Kramer
The Reemergence Of Charlie Chaplin Through Cosmo Kramer

Just like Charlie Chaplin, Cosmo Kramer is seeing another kind of creature, one created through the absurd, interacting with the world, and seeing the out-of-control, spiralling outcomes.

How UNDER THE SILVER LAKE Unearths The Male Sleaze Of The Film Noir
How UNDER THE SILVER LAKE Unearths The Male Sleaze Of The Film Noir

For a movie that supposedly criticizes what it portrays and updates the film noir for 2019 and , Under the Silver Lake comes up embarrassingly short.

The Emmys 2019: HBO VS. Netflix Face-Off Continues

Rahul Patel reviews the 2019 Emmys ceremony, considering the highlights and surprises of the night.

Bollywood Inquiry August 2019: MISSION MANGAL, BATLA HOUSE & SAAHO
Bollywood Inquiry August 2019: MISSION MANGAL, BATLA HOUSE & SAAHO

In the August round-up of new Bollywood films, Musanna Ahmed takes a look at Mission Mangal, Batla House and Saaho.

Embalmed in Celluloid: How Does Film Transform Our Experience of Time?
Embalmed In Celluloid: How Does Film Transform Our Experience Of Time?

Cinema allows us to immortalise people and events, capture change and examine the nature of time. Liam Beazley explores how time is explored in film.

20 Years On: The Complicated Legacy of BOYS DON'T CRY
20 Years On: The Complicated Legacy Of BOYS DON’T CRY

Boys Don’t Cry celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Emily Wheeler examines its difficult past and troubling legacy

Werewolves & Lobsters: How I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF Explains Jordan Peterson's Appeal
Werewolves & Lobsters: How I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF Explains Jordan Peterson’s Appeal

Despite the overt silliness of I Was A Teenage Werewolf, it might give us a useful way to think about the cultural impact of one Dr. Jordan Peterson.

On The Endings Of VEEP & GAME OF THRONES: How To End A TV Show In Glory
On The Endings Of VEEP & GAME OF THRONES: How To End A TV Show In Glory

Why Veep’s ending was hailed as a triumph, Game of Thrones’ ending was derided can be attributed to how deserving the characters were of the endings they received.