Before you get the wrong idea, let me be clear. I obviously don’t like the person he is or anything he’s done. Not by a long...
In our search to understand what makes a masterpiece or blockbuster work, we concluded in our last article that these films work because they shine for...
In the wake of a blossoming society that tells the Donald Sterlings of yesteryear that mainstream bigotry is indeed a thing of the past, a trip...
Photo Credit: Universal Pictures and Focus Features To say that it’s been hard to escape any mention of EL James’ juggernaut hit 50 Shades of Grey...
In 2005 Andrew Bujalski’s “Mutual Appreciation,” and Jay and Mark Duplass’ “Puffy Chair” initiated a string of movies that embodied elements which would later become the...
Storytelling has been around since the dawn of humanity. Narrative is perhaps the most universal cognitive tool for situated understanding. The idea of interactive narratives is...
What are we to make of events that reach us in the form of a video clip of a police shooting that is sandwiched by both...
Lars von Trier, the “enfant terrible” of contemporary cinema, has grown a reputation for putting his female protagonists in harms way. Half of von Trier’s films...
Through the dark and damp corridor she sneaks away, fearing and shivering, sweating and crying. Something is hunting her, a creature that knows how to move underground,...
I learned about the existence of Die Welle one morning in high school as I casually looked over the 2008 Sundance Film Festival catalogue, only slightly bitter that...