The saying goes: “Dying is easy. Comedy is hard.” Or so says 18th century Shakespearean actor Edmund Kean on his deathbed at least. But it is noteworthy that his quote is transcendent enough to still apply 188 years later. And it certainly does when you’re talking about the general lack of respect comedy gets compared […]
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The 10 Coolest Gangster Movies of All Time
What is it about gangster movies that we find so cool? If you were to read of most of the crimes that are relished on screen in the newspapers- the murder, the blackmail, the cheating, the violence- you would be appalled, so what is it that makes them so admirable when watching them on a […]
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10 Great Adventure Movies You May Have Never Seen
The COVID-19 pandemic has lots of us still stuck on the couch, restricted on what we can do with our free time; no clear end in sight. After all this time it’s only healthy to want to get out there, see friends, party, travel… Go on an adventure. But with this not being the smartest […]
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The 15 Best Hans Zimmer Film Scores
Music is an essential part of how we experience movies; it shapes their tone and atmosphere, provides emotional context for scenes, and gets at the core of the director’s intentions in a visceral way. And the very best film scores are simply great pieces of art unto themselves, music that you can listen to by […]
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The 10 Best Paul Schrader Movies
Sometimes overshadowed in his collaborations with Martin Scorcese, writer-director Paul Schrader was a singular voice of the New Hollywood generation who managed to define a style all his own and maintain an auteurist commitment to and repetition of themes spiritual, intellectual, and macabre within the context of the commercial film to present day. Raised in […]
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10 Thought-Provoking Movies That Explore The Philosophy of The Double
The philosophy of the double, often represented through the manifestation of a doppelganger or dual consciousness, has fascinated filmmakers since the conception of cinema. The concept of the double finds its origins in psychoanalysis, introduced by Otto Rank in 1914, and further developed by Sigmund Freud in 1919 in his psychoanalytical model of the uncanny. […]