Author: Jacob Oller

A poignant and cute day in the robot life. This small, quiet animated short about loss and friendship combines all the apocalyptic roboticism of Wall-E…

Affecting scenes from the very beginning. No art form monopolizes any one emotion. That would be crazy. Just as paintings don’t encompass awe or melancholy,…

The director’s aesthetic inclinations are quite transparent. Blade Runner 2049 won’t be director Denis Villeneuve’s first visually stunning film. The French Canadian won countless awards…

Rock stars are rock stars no matter the situation. The late legend Tom Petty didn’t just run the stage. His numerous cameos and characters in…

Xavier Dolan is back to filmmaking and we’ve got a video primer. Director (among countless other things) Xavier Dolan is a Canadian indie wunderkind. He’s done…

From lightsabers to multi-purpose lighters, the future is here. James Bond doesn’t hold a monopoly on fantastic tools and weird, hidden gizmos. Some of the…

The Marx Brothers operate within a tight set of rules, irreverent as they may be.

You’re alone even if you’re human. But if you aren’t? A new Blade Runner is on the horizon and it’s the perfect time for a…

You know his magazine, so did movies. The late Hugh Hefner left his mark throughout film and TV, creating a prop that immediately defined a…