The dominant understanding of animation is that the medium exists in two distinct forms based on the work’s target audience. Children’s entertainment is made by the likes of Cartoon Network and Disney, while adult animation […]
Paul Schrader as a writer and director, has a trope of focusing on characters outside of the mainstream of their culture. People with darkness inside of them, hidden behind their work, coined by the first […]
Writer and Director James Wan hardly needs an introduction these days. He’s known for blockbuster horror franchises like Saw, Insidious, and the most profitable horror franchise of all time, The Conjuring movies. He’s made mainstream […]
A $185 million do-over David Ayer’s Suicide Squad (2016) was a massive success for Warner Brothers, raking in over $700 million at the box office. Naturally then a sequel was in the works soon […]
A pensive, hypnotic adaptation of Arthurian legend After being announced in 2019 for a 2020 release, The Green Knight has been one of my most anticipated films of the past two years. Now, after being […]
Almost exclusively known for his over-the-top acting style, Nic Cage has garnered a cult following for his signature style. Cage gives 100 percent to every role he portrays whether the film matches his effort level […]
Steven Soderbergh has had a storied and successful career as a director in Hollywood starting with 1989’s Sex, Lies, and Videotapes. Since then he has garnered a reputation for ensemble casts like in Ocean’s Eleven, […]
By Bradley Lane Director Sam Pollard is a prolific documentarian and editor working primarily to highlight Black American history. He has worked as editor and producer on narrative films with Spike Lee. He is also […]
By Bradley Lane When James Wan released the first “Conjuring” film in 2013, he cemented his name into the canon of classic horror directors. Since the first film was released, Wan has followed it up with an equally successful […]
By Bradley Lane Jim Jarmusch has made a name for himself in the arthouse film community over the past forty years by consistently producing quality reflections on American culture, relationships between different types of people and the banality of […]