Though the Academy Awards shut out the film thanks to an unreceptive public and an early March release, the stature of David Fincher’s Zodiac has only increased since its release a decade ago. Cinephiles and mainstream filmgoers alike know Fincher’s name. His auteuristic artistry and his proclivity for a certain kind of chilling, pulpy adult […]
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6 Reasons Why “The Fountain” is the 21st Century Answer to “Blade Runner”
There is a moment in Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner” (1982) when Rick Deckard (a detective played with disgruntled bravado by Harrison Ford) stares at a photograph. Yet he doesn’t just stare: Using a computer, he enhances the image and studies it so intently that he looks like one of the movie’s legendarily obsessive fans—or a […]
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8 Reasons Why “The Truman Show” Will Always Be Relevant
Peter Weir’s The Truman Show, based on a sharp script from Andrew Niccol, was well received in 1998 both critically and commercially. Though not spoken of as a classic in most circles, it enjoys a solid reputation and is sometimes singled out as a particularly prescient piece of work, having predicted fairly accurately the eventual […]
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6 Reasons Why “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me” Is David Lynch’s Underrated Masterpiece
“Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me” is arguably the most divisive work of David Lynch’s career. Famously booed at Cannes when it premiered in May 1992, the film was eviscerated by the press upon mainstream release. Roger Ebert hated it so much he refused to review it. Vincent Canby, writing for The New York Times, […]
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The 10 Greatest Stanley Kubrick Homages in Pop Culture
Stanley Kubrick is one of the most celebrated directors in film history and even though he has been dead for almost twenty years, his legacy lives on. Echoes of Kubrick can be found spackled throughout film and television history. Everything from adverts, to films, Saturday Night Live sketches and a plethora of media in between, […]
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8 Reasons Why “American History X” is a Modern Masterpiece of American Cinema
Tony Kaye’s 1998 film about a reformed neo-Nazi trying to piece together his broken life after a stint in prison has lost none of its punch since its release. If anything, it remains as shockingly relevant in today’s society as it did in the pre-9/11 world in which it first aired. Besides the controversial subject […]