Directors Who Dominate: Fred Zinnemann
Fred Zinnemann’s films won awards, became cultural touchstones, and reached the upper echelons of Flickchart without breaking a sweat stylistically.
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“Far From the Madding Crowd” Review: How to Please a Crowd (Without Standing Out)
Lovers of Victorian romance will find much to appreciate and to critique in this adaptation of a Thomas Hardy tale about a woman named Everdene (not Katniss!)
Back to the Future: The Case of 1885
What did the Doc do that was so wrong in 1885? It’s time to find out.
Weekend Preview: Feb 6, 2015 – Jupiter Ascending, Seventh Son, SpongeBob
Thinking of hitting the theater this weekend? Here’s what’s coming your way.
Movies to See Before You Die: “Back to the Future”
If, for some reason, you haven’t yet seen it, there’s no time quite like the present. Join us as we remember why the original Back to the Future is a Movie to See Before You Die.
“Blackhat” Review: A Frustratingly Dull Atlas of the Information Superhighway
“Mann expends so much energy on his fixation with the nuts and bolts of cyberspace that when it comes otherwise basic filmmaking concepts, he falls asleep at the wheel.”
The Top 10 Hollywood Mech-Suits
Considering the small number of science fiction films on his résumé (and the fact that none of them predate the 2000s), superstar Tom Cruise‘s next film actually marks his second foray into the genre...
Flickchart Road Trip: Alabama
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...
Movies to See Before You Die: “Frankenstein” & “Bride of Frankenstein”
“IT’S ALIVE!” When discussing classic films, attention is often paid to how iconic and influential the film has proved. Frankenstein looms large on both counts. Mary Shelley’s novel (itself a literary classic) had already...
The Avengers: A Flickcharter’s Movie Review
There hasn’t been a movie that has been built up the same way The Avengers has. It all started in 2008, when Samuel L. Jackson – as Nick Fury – showed up in Iron...
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 ;)