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Ranking the 2019 South by Southwest Film Festival, Part 1
David Fincher & Tim Miller vs. Harmony Korine. Australia vs. New Zealand. Lupito Nyong’o vs. zombies.
“Cost Analyzing Every Slot Machine” – An Appreciation of SHOWGIRLS
Paul Verhoeven’s Showgirls (1995) is a film with a reputation befitting a place like Las Vegas, yet beyond the glitz and glam is a film with substance and craftsmanship of the highest quality.
Flickchart Road Trip: North Dakota
Welcome to the latest installment of Flickchart Road Trip, in which I’m starting in Los Angeles and “driving” across country, watching one movie from each state and posting about it once a week. The new...
Flickchart Road Trip: Iowa
Welcome to the latest installment of Flickchart Road Trip, in which I’m starting in Los Angeles and “driving” across country, watching one movie from each state and posting about it once a week. The new...
Directors Who Dominate: Martin Scorsese
Among the directors who dominate the Flickchart global rankings, it’s probably safe to say that Martin Scorsese has one of the more diverse and consistent filmographies you’ll find. Since he started directing in the...
Reel Rumbles #28 – “Burlesque” vs. “Showgirls”
In This Corner… At one magical time in cinema history, director Paul Verhoeven and screenwriter Joe Eszterhas teamed up to create a tale of toplessness and treachery. Elizabeth Berkley, an actress then best known for her role...
Reel Rumbles #17 – “The Hangover” vs. “Inglourious Basterds”
In This Corner… One is the most successful R-rated comedy of all time, while the other is an ornery return to form for one of cinema’s greatest living directors. Amazingly enough, both hit theaters...
Reel Rumbles #13 – “Blade Runner” vs. “The Matrix”
In This Corner… Can man create his own reality? Is the reality we know reality at all? Can artificial intelligence take on a life of its own, and if so, should that life be...
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 ;)