Feb 27, 2016 Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai & Ran in Stunning 4K Two of the master’s classic samurai epics are being digitally restored from the original materials.
Feb 20, 2016 The Final Scene in Studio Ghibli’s Only Yesterday Is Perfect The ending of Isao Takahata’s masterpiece leaves me choked up every time I watch it.
Feb 13, 2016 Turbo Kid by François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell (Review) The ultra-gory post-apocalyptic BMX action film with a heart of a gold that you’ve been waiting for.
Dec 24, 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens by J. J. Abrams (Review) Though definitely flawed, The Force Awakens left me with a sense of wonder that lasted long after I left the theatre.
Jul 8, 2015 The Dissolve Fades Out The site’s obvious love for cinema, in all of its forms, wasn’t enough to pay the bills.
Jun 26, 2015 Pixar’s Inside Out Is Pure, Heartbreaking Cinematic Magic (Review) Pixar’s Inside Out is pure cinematic magic. Also, it reminds me of Mad Max: Fury Road. (No, seriously.)
Jun 22, 2015 Pitchfork’s Slowdive Documentary Is a Satisfying Look at Shoegazer History It’s deeply enjoyable, and even a little moving for this fan, to see Slowdive vindicated after all these years.
May 9, 2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron and the Black Widow Controversy Did Joss Whedon really ruin Black Widow’s status as a strong female superhero?
May 6, 2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron and the Threat of Artificial Intelligence Ultron’s development as a villain seems perfunctory but it does parallel real-world concerns over the threat of artificial intelligence.
Apr 10, 2015 Joey Ciccoline’s Eidolon Short Gets a Haunting Teaser The film’s currently available to those who order ‘Wilderness’ but will become public later this year.
Apr 7, 2015 Are You Awesome Enough for This Ninja Film Festival? New York’s Old School Kung Fu Fest is putting together a line-up of films honoring those sneakiest and coolest of cinematic assassins.
Mar 25, 2015 The Empire Destroys Some Rebel Scum in This Tie Fighter Fan Film An incredible work of fandom that pays tribute to classic “Star Wars” as well as vintage anime titles like “Robotech.”
Feb 27, 2015 Luxury’s Unique Rock n’ Roll Story Is Becoming a Documentary Luxury’s story isn’t necessarily your typical rock n’ roll epic, what with the priesthood and all, but it is a fascinating one.
Dec 3, 2014 The Genius of Jackie Chan An excellent analysis of what makes Jackie Chan’s filmmaking so unique and enjoyable.
Nov 29, 2014 The Best Reactions to the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Teaser Even after all these years — and those prequels — there’s still some magic left in the franchise.
Nov 28, 2014 The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness Promises A “Behind the Scenes” Look at Studio Ghibli Now that Studio Ghibli seems to be in a twilight stage of its existence, I’m doubly interested in Mami Sunada’s documentary.
Sep 29, 2014 Now It Makes Sense Why Space Captain Pirate Harlock Makes No Sense The high-profile animated film is currently streaming on Netflix in a heavily edited and diminished form.
Apr 16, 2014 Noah by Darren Aronofsky (Review) Darren Aronofsky’s Biblical adaptation serves as a bracing restorative for a story that has lost much of its bite over the centuries.