30 Years of Reese’s Pieces: The Cinematic Summer of 1982
A look at one of the best cinematic summers ever in 1982.
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Is What You Like, Good? Anthony O. Scott, Samuel L. Jackson, & The Debate Over Quality
Film critic Anthony O. Scott recently incurred the wrath of actor Samuel L. Jackson over his weary review of The Avengers. The following remark is a solid microcosm of Scott’s feelings about the film:...
Short and Sweet: Why You Should Watch & Rank Short Films
Truly one of the more unloved inclusions of Flickchart are short films. So unloved, that many people refuse to include them on their lists. It’s not too hard to see why, as they often...
All Dressed Up with C2E2 to Go
In Flickchart terms, “Marvel vs. DC” is the ultimate match-up, made very clear by the fact that the Big Two occupied the two largest booths at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo this year....
“What’s Left to Say?”
When all movies have already been discussed, dissected, and debated from all points of view: “What’s left to say?”
TCM FEST 2012: A Flickcharter’s Itinerary
The TCM Classic Film Festival is how I got to see Spartacus on the big screen last year in glorious digital projection at the Grauman’s Chinese Theater. A three-day festival from April 12th-15th, TCM...
Yours, Mine and Ours: Our Emotional Ties To Films
The Heisenberg uncertainty principle tells us that we affect whatever it is that we observe and can never know the extent to which we are part of the outcome. If we adapt this to...
Vote In The 1st Annual Flickcharters’ Choice Awards!
Every year around this time, awards are given to the greatest in films, yet they always disappoint. The Oscars mostly avoid the mainstream, Golden Globes’ choices are a bit unexpected, and the Critics’ Choice...
Everyone Has Their Favorite Bond
This is the second post in a year-long celebration of 50 years of 007. The interesting thing about a franchise with 22 movies over 50 years is that it’s incredibly difficult to come up...
When The Title Writes A Check The Movie Can’t Cash
Back in 1963, the president of Crown International Pictures, Newton P. “Red” Jacobs, speaking about the importance of a film’s title, said “A title is the handle. You can’t lift a picture very high if...
That the film focuses more on Kong surprises me not at all. He more closely approximates an actual character, while…
Absolutely loved "Insidious: The Red Door"! The emotional depth and intense storytelling took this franchise to a whole new level.
I liked Guardians 3. It was a good ending to the trilogy. Gunn is one of the few filmmakers who…
Top Gun and Banshees deserve all the good awards.
North Dallas Forty might be appearing an article to come ;)