The Video Nasty: A British Form Of Censorship
In the United States, the old Hays Code ended and the MPAA was born, giving out its ratings... Read More »
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Shorts Review (Fantastic Fest): ‘Fantastic Shorts’ Nails the Fantastic Feeling
We are trapped. In the year 2020, or when we assume that we would have 20/20 vision on... Read More »
Second Chances: Moulin Rouge!
Where and when we watch movies are crucial to how much we enjoy them. By rewatching a film,... Read More »
Op-ed: A Brief Journey Through German Expressionism
As one of the earliest movements in film history, German Expressionism had an immediate and lasting impact on... Read More »
Criterion Crunch Time: ‘Loulou’
Hello and welcome back to Criterion Crunch Time! I’m surprised it took this long (4 movies total),... Read More »
Op-ed: The Difficulty of Adapting the Writing of W. Somerset Maugham into Films
As a fifteen-year-old, I decided to read the novel The Razor’s Edge. It was published in 1944 and... Read More »
Op-ed: And The Production Sunk On Some More
Last year, I did a piece on films that received a ton of notoriety with their lengthy production... Read More »
Hollywood’s Boy Wonder: Irving Thalberg
Upon his sudden death in 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “The world of art is poorer with the... Read More »
Second Chances: ‘Lady in the Water’ (2006)
Where and when we watch movies are crucial to how much we enjoy them. There are so many... Read More »
Op-Ed: Mental Health in Movies
With each passing day, it feels like our world gets a little stranger. News outlets continually outdo one... Read More »
Op-ed: The Censored Eleven – Cartoons Too Offensive To Show
Gone With The Wind. An episode of The Golden Girls. Any standup comedy in the 70s and 80s. With the radical... Read More »
Classic Film: James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan’s Legendary Relationship
When people think of iconic on-screen romantic pairings, their minds tend to go to Spencer Tracy and Katharine... Read More »
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