• Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) (Review)

    Even the biggest anti-Marvel champions can admit the success of the superhero genre in the 21st century is an unparalleled piece in film we haven’t experienced before. Now it being 14 years since Iron Man and 30-plus MCU movies […]

    Jul 24, 2022
    Joseph Morganti
  • The Genius of Wong Kar-wai

    A film auteur is described as a filmmaker with an unmistakable approach whose filmmaking control is so unbounded, however personal, that the director is regarded as the author of the film.  Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai fits into that […]

    Jul 17, 2022
    Joseph Morganti
  • The Importance of the French New Wave

    Practically every filmmaker, novice or pro, understands the importance of the French New Wave. Having risen in the 1950s as a direct response to Old Hollywood, the French New Wave gave directors full imaginative command over their work. It […]

    Jul 10, 2022
    Joseph Morganti
  • 7 Essential Films for Aspiring Filmmakers

    As the great Martin Scorsese once said, movies are life. It’s a way to flee whatever is going on in reality, be it a medium for influence, perspective, relief, or escape. Besides viewing films for any of those particular […]

    Jul 2, 2022
    Joseph Morganti
  • The Impact of Ingmar Bergman

    Even if you’re utterly clueless about Ingmar Bergman’s work, you’ve at least seen something that the Swedish director directly or partially influenced. Whether it’s The Lighthouse from Robert Eggers, The Tragedy of Macbeth from Joel Coen, or Fight Club […]

    Jun 25, 2022
    Joseph Morganti
  • 90s Slasher Films and the Impact of Scream

    The 1990s became a new birthplace of slasher films primarily thanks to the success of Wes Craven’s 1996 film Scream. Scream is viewed as a novel slasher film for having characters who were mindful of the typical slasher tropes […]

    Jun 18, 2022
    Joseph Morganti
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