The Queue

Sustained shots are best when they’re done for a specific reason. And yes, that includes confronting the inescapable march of time.

Never underestimate the importance of a well-timed parachute.

Every film deserves a hype man. And what better hype man can you ask for than an opening credits sequence?

You know what they say: it’s hip to be square.

Here’s a video essay that explains the narrative device, its strengths, and its weaknesses.

Textbooks out, class, it’s time for some international cinema history.

Why is he a GREEN knight, anyway? And what was with that really slow, rotating mid-film pan?

A horror comedy with brrrrrrrraaaaains.

As Bruce Campbell himself puts it: ‘Crimewave’ wasn’t released. It escaped.