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. […]
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10 Film Masterpieces That Need To Be Rediscovered
There are a combination of reasons why some masterpieces fly under the radar, are overlooked, or pass quickly from people’s memory. One factor that rings true for many of the following films is that they come from countries enfolded in political turmoil, limiting their distribution. Several of them are Eastern European and others have directors […]
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The 10 Best Sci-fi Films of 2020
2020 might be remembered as one of the worst years in recent history, but it wasn’t all bad. Musicians from around the world got bored enough to release all kinds of quarantine music, Zoom kept people connected, and plenty of solid movies made their way onto the small screen in spite of countless delays to […]
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10 Underrated Masterpieces of Horror Cinema
When it comes to horror movies, it’s all too easy to fall into a deep rut. For the casual film fan, Halloween might be the only time of year when the cobwebs get dusted off the scary stuff, and annual traditions are popular and fun to create. But, once those routines form, the effort to […]
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10 Great Films In The Spirit of “Le Samourai”
The hitman as perfectionist, as ardent professional is a much loved trope in crime fiction and film. Often these characters, even when appearing in only minor antagonistic roles make some of the strongest impressions within a given work, like Max Von Sydow’s ultra-pragmatic Joubert from the 1975 Three Days of Condor, an assassin who, working […]
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9 Great Thought-Provoking Films About Cinema
From its very beginning, cinema has been obsessed with itself. Search ‘films about films’ on the internet, and you’ll be greeted with a host of the usual suspects: 8 1/2, perhaps the most famous film about filmmaking, pops up on every list written about films exploring the agony that goes into making a movie. Singin’ […]