Despite the common belief that sequels are often bad, studios continue to produce them by the hundreds. Why? Because the same audience that criticises sequels still watches them in cinemas. Studios earn tens and even hundreds of millions of […]
Some movies just stick with you. It doesn’t matter if you’ve seen them a dozen times—you know the scenes, the dialogue, the exact moment when the underdog scores. Soccer films, especially, hit a different nerve. They’re not just about […]
The connection between cinema and storytelling has become only more solid over the decades, as such great characters have been creative fuel for generations of filmmakers. While plots and genres evolve, it’s usually the characters—how they sound, their flaws, […]
Some movies exist to impress. Others exist to distract. And then there’s the humble stoner comedy—often dismissed as popcorn fluff but surprisingly packed with life lessons if you’re paying attention (or even if you’re a little too high to […]
The film industry used to be split cleanly between big-budget studio productions and scrappy independent shoots held together with duct tape and favours. But lately, the lines are blurring. A growing number of independent filmmakers are rethinking how they […]
In the world of visual arts, the frame used to be the finish line. A painting was complete when it dried. A drawing was complete when you lifted the pen. But no longer. Now, how your artwork moves, and […]