The innocents, by not conceiving evil, have the capacity to marvel at the world as a mirror of the purity of their spirit. They have no judgments or pre-established concepts so they experience life through their instincts. This is why innocence is often related to childhood. But once the evils of society are known in […]
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10 Film Masterpieces That Need To Be Rediscovered
The non-American and, especially, non-Hollywood cinema, is neglected on a global scale by film goers who are used to seeing the same old tropes recycled to absurdity. Almost every year since the dawn of cinema, a handful of great flicks came out around the world that no one paid attention to that much. Some enjoyed […]
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10 Great Hong Kong Action Movies You May Have Never Seen
Action movies have long been the dominating genre of mainstream, populist filmmaking and the driving force of the box office. In spite of (or perhaps because of) that, they’re often dismissed as lesser cinematic offerings, not worthy of serious thought or consideration. It’s not entirely without reason that so many think this, since a significant […]
Special Actors – VIFF 2020 Review
Meet Kazuto (Kazuto Osawa), an aspiring actor. There’s just one problem: confrontation makes him weak. So weak, in fact, he tends to faint and recovers only to severe embarrassment. This sets him apart from his childhood hero and career inspiration, Rescueman, a ridiculous caricature of superhero fame who appears throughout this cartoonish comedy. After Kazuto […]
Siberia – VIFF 2020 Review
Proving once again beyond any shadow of a doubt that he’s one of modern cinema’s most unpredictable, prolific and provocative of filmmakers, and perhaps one who’s also touched with an otherworldly grace, Abel Ferrara (Ms .45, Bad Lieutenant, Tommas) busies himself exorcising some strange cinematic demons while unleashing his own inner force in his new […]
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10 Great 1990s Movies You’ve Probably Never Seen
The 1990s was a strange time of change for cinema. Independent films rose to become a major player amongst the American box office with wider releases and better promotion from studios. The Horror genre went through another change as the Kevin Williamson scripted/Wes Craven directed Scream ushered in the “in-joke” style of scare films. Romantic […]