The Depths Of Obscurity: Werewolf Films from the 1980s
Werewolf films are something Hollywood rarely gets right. What took off as a fantastic genre in the 30’s and 40’s was mostly pushed aside in the 1950’s as sci-fi took dominance – and almost...
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Reel Rumbles #43: ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ vs. ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’
In This Corner… One is the first chapter in an epic trilogy based on the first of three massive novels set in Middle-earth, the fictional world created by author J.R.R. Tolkien. The other is...
Parental Guidance Not Needed
A local theater screens cult favorite movies every other Saturday night and recently played The Goonies. I got to talking with a friend of mine about it, and how it represents the movies of...
Movies to See Before You Die: “Forbidden Planet”
A quick search of Flickchtart for science-fiction films released in the 1950s shows more than 150 titles. To put that in perspective, Flickchart shows only 130 films in the western genre that were released...
Directors Who Dominate: Steven Spielberg
Since last fall’s revamping of Flickchart‘s global ranking system (see the official announcement about that here), many films have found themselves moved around on the global charts. But one thing remains consistent: the Directors...
Empirical Evidence that Flickchart is the Future of Film Criticism
The homepage of Flickchart states “If they’re all 5 star movies, which one is the best?” I put that to the test to determine just how effective their system is, and just how broken...
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 ;)