Posts By Joshua Price
Roger Ebert was widely regarded as one of the most prolific and influential film critics of all time. As the first film critic to win both the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism and the first critic to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame his contribution to both the art of film criticism and the movie industry as a whole… Read more »
There is no film more important in the history of cinema than Citizen Kane. One only needs to look at the films being made after it to understand its influence and how far it impacted the industry as a whole. If anyone says it is undeserving of its praise, they have either yet to see it or they lack a… Read more »
A great scene can do a lot for a movie. Even if the film itself is relatively unimpressive, a standout scene of great action, emotional drama or visual wonder can ensure that you never forget about that movie. With the New Hollywood age officially over directors across the world found themselves with slightly less control than their predecessors enjoyed. However… Read more »
A great scene can do a lot for a movie. Even if the film itself is relatively unimpressive, a standout scene of great action, emotional drama or visual wonder can ensure that you never forget about that movie. In the 1990s the film industry was undergoing major changes. CGI was taking off and finding its place in the industry as… Read more »
A great scene can do a lot for a movie. Even if the film itself is relatively unimpressive, a standout scene of great action, emotional drama or visual wonder can ensure that you never forget about that movie. The 2000s brought with them an age of franchises, sequels and remakes, but if you thought there was nothing worth watching, then… Read more »
A great scene can do a lot for a movie. Even if the film itself is relatively unimpressive, a standout scene of great action, emotional drama or visual wonder can ensure that you never forget about that movie. The 2010s have been brimming with many scenes that offer all of that and more. It does seem remarkable that in the… Read more »
We all know about the directors who only make one good film or one masterwork, we enjoy listening to their brief time in the spotlight and lament at what might have been if every entry in their filmography was as critically acclaimed as their singular masterpiece. But some directors go a step further, where they only make one film, period…. Read more »
In today’s era of cinema, the horror movie is in somewhat of a dark place. Too reliant on jump scares and the tiresome, predictable tropes that were growing tiresome twenty years ago but are somehow still used. For a while, the genre was weighed down with the horrifically terrible torture porn subgenre as people seemed to forget that excessive amounts… Read more »
Few genres are as rewarding to their sequels as the action genre. For action movies, the second chapter can be a chance to up the ante, increase the budget, craft more impressive stunts, bring on more superb talent and increase the excitement. You can further develop the characters or explore more of the world you have crafted with the first… Read more »
You would be hard pressed to find a music act that has had as big of an influence as The Beatles. Being active as a band for just ten years, the variation and massive success of their work (that experimented with pop ballads, hard rock and psychedelia) has led to their immortal and untouchable stature within the history of music… Read more »
Martin Scorsese is often described as one of the most prolific and significant filmmakers of cinema history. His career spans over 45 years and in that time he has crafted countless masterpieces, from the gritty and brutal world of Mean Streets to the adrenaline fueled excess of The Wolf of Wall Street, he has accomplished more and left a larger… Read more »
Since their emergence in the late 1980s, the Coen Brothers have established themselves as some of the finest filmmakers of the modern age. One can credit them for introducing independent cinema to the heartland of America.Having only been associated with the East and West coast to that point, the siblings implanted classic and traditional American values into their quirky and… Read more »
When all is said and done, plot are wrapped up and character arcs are drawn to a close, it’s up to the final shot of the movie to answer any remaining questions, raise more questions or simply leave you with a sensational final image from which to depart. The final shot of a film can alter your entire perception or… Read more »
Often recognised as one of the most masterful, prolific and accomplished directors of all time, Ingmar Bergman is an auteur unlike any other in cinema history. He directed over 60 films during his career, writing almost all of them and dealt with themes such as death, illness, betrayal, faith, redemption, insanity and bleakness. Yet amid all of those supposedly grim… Read more »
Every year the common consensus is that even though an Academy Award is regarded as the highest honour a filmmaker can receive, more often than not they make a mistake. They award the wrong film, honour the wrong actor or snub the right director. While it must be incredibly frustrating for certain actors to be overlooked time and time again,… Read more »
We are currently living in what many people refer to as a golden age of comic book movies which is good news, as long as you like comic book movies. Our summers are now dominated by characters lifted from the pages of DC or Marvel Comics as well as the lesser known publications and a majority of the time the… Read more »
