The Birth and the Rise of Gun-Fu
Does punching your gun forward make the bullet hit harder? Who cares, it looks cool.
Does punching your gun forward make the bullet hit harder? Who cares, it looks cool.
On April 26, 1777, a messenger arrived at the home of Henry Ludington, a farmer and militia leader living in Danbury, Connecticut. He brought word that troops from the colony’s British governor were attacking the town to root out revolutionaries. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe militiamen had all dispersed to their…
Typically, I would preface the names of Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci with “award-winning actors,” but for this particular film, the more appropriate description would be “longtime friends.” These two have more chemistry with each other within the first five minutes than most other acting duos have in their entire runtimes. Supernova is a remarkable…
The year 2021 marked the 50-year anniversary since principal filming began on the seminal movie, The Wicker Man, a celluloid picture that would go on to help define a genre known as folk horror. Actor and screenwriter Mark Gatiss popularized this genre that often incorporated themes of worship, seclusion, the influence of the environment, and…
On a late December evening in 1880, Thomas Edison wanted to impress some city officials visiting his laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey. He had been working on making incandescent light bulbs more practical and longer-lasting, so he hung a double row of 290 lamps outside. The “soft and mellow light” was “beautiful to look…
Grey, the color of winter frost, dimmer-switch lighting, and moody cinematography. “Deliver Us,” a loopy “The Omen”-style Antichrist horror-thriller, is also grey. Just look at the movie’s poster and trailer. Grey isn’t just a color or an aesthetic—it’s a whole dire vibe. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonYou might, therefore, worry that,…
Movie fans, moviemakers, and movie distributors are doing what they can right now to support the Black Lives Matter movement and protests. In addition to those marching in the streets and donating money, a lot of websites are recommending films to better understand the systemic racism that’s rampant in America while many streaming services are…