James Franco

ARCTIC DOGS: An Uninteresting Animation That Even Kids Will Struggle To Enjoy
ARCTIC DOGS: An Uninteresting Animation That Even Kids Will Struggle To Enjoy

If you have kids, don’t waste the time or the money, Arctic Dogs exists as an animated film that you should miss.

Teddy Is My Friend: A Love Letter to PALO ALTO
Teddy Is My Friend: A Love Letter To PALO ALTO

It was kind of odd coming of age in the early 2010’s and seeing these ultra-fantastic teen stories, yet Palo Alto proved to be in a league all its own.

In Defense Of SPRING BREAKERS
In Defense Of SPRING BREAKERS

Spring Breakers may be much more profound of a film than initially thought, lucidly expressing our fascination with money and violence.

THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS: An Absurdist Delight
THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS: An Absurdist Delight

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is some of the Coens’ best work: the storytelling is so delicate and precise, like a beautiful poem squeezed of every superfluous word.

THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS Trailer
THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS Trailer

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is the Coen Brothers’ latest, an anthology western following six different storylines centering on a man named Buster Scruggs.

Away from the Hype: THE INTERVIEW
Away from the Hype: THE INTERVIEW

The 2014 controversial political comedy The Interview had a lot of hype surrounding it: how has it held up?

Hypocritical Hollywood: Mixed Signals In The War Against Sexual Harassment And Abuse
Hypocritical Hollywood: Mixed Signals In The War Against Sexual Harassment And Abuse

It’s a tough time in Hollywood for the male elite at the minute, as their history of heinous behaviour towards women gradually becomes common knowledge.

FUTURE WORLD: A Film That's Destined For the Past
FUTURE WORLD: A Film That’s Destined For the Past

Despite its name, Future World, with its interesting premise and a high-caliber cast, is meant to become a film that’s a part of the past.

QUEEN OF THE DESERT: The World Owes Another Film To Gertrude Bell
QUEEN OF THE DESERT: The World Owes Another Film To Gertrude Bell

With its shallowness of character and its failed continuity of plot, Queen of the Desert is a film made as if to remind us of why we call films ‘pictures’, since the only good thing about the film is its mise-en-scenes.

The Troubling Scene THE DISASTER ARTIST Must Reckon With
The Troubling Scene THE DISASTER ARTIST Must Reckon With

The Disaster Artist is a troubling film given the recent allegations against James Franco, especially when we look at one scene in particular when Franco’s Tommy Wiseau abuses his power as a director.

THE DISASTER ARTIST: Almost as Fun as THE ROOM Itself
THE DISASTER ARTIST: Almost as Fun as THE ROOM Itself

The Disaster Artist is a painstakingly recreated and, above all, entertaining film about the making of Tommy Wiseau’s cult classic The Room.

THE DISASTER ARTIST Trailer
THE DISASTER ARTIST Trailer

James Franco and co are making a film about how cult favorite film The Room was actually made, and it’s called The Disaster Artist.

Making A Sex Scene With James Franco
Making A Sex Scene With James Franco

We all know James Franco as one of Hollywood’s top A-list actors and working artists who has his hand in various aspects of the arts, but a handful of film students and emerging talent in Hollywood know him as an instructor, mentor or college professor. In March 2014, he decided teaching at USC, UCLA and CalArts wasn’t enough, so he opened his own school, Studio 4. In October 2014, James taught his first class at his new school: