What ‘Tenet’ Can Teach Us About the Limits of Exposition
For a director as dedicated to visuals as Christopher Nolan is, you'd think he'd be a little more into "show… Read More
January 1, 2021
The Queue
More Mashups Should Send Cary Grant to Space
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...Cary Grant still outclasses everyone. Read More
December 30, 2020
Laurence Olivier, Orson Welles, and the Dilemma of Adapting Shakespeare
Shakespeare is the most screen-adapted writer of all time. And as far as cinematic adaptations go, 1948 was the best… Read More
December 28, 2020
The Trailblazing Tonal Shift of ‘Gremlins’
The words "blender" and "murder" shouldn't be this funny, and yet here we are. Read More
December 25, 2020
The Magic of VHS: How Low-Res Taught Us to Love Movies
Here's why the imperfections of VHS endeared so many of us to cinema, and why a low-res viewing experience isn't… Read More
December 23, 2020
How Video Game Cameras are Changing Cinematography
Movies have had an immense effect on how video games look, but that balance is beginning to shift. Read More
December 21, 2020
The Importance of Cinema’s Happy Accidents
Hey, accidents happen. Hopefully the cameras caught it. Read More
December 18, 2020
‘Princess Mononoke’ and The Importance of Compassion
There are few people-watchers quite like Hayao Miyazaki Read More
December 16, 2020
Publicity with Purpose: The Spectacle of ‘Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe’
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe depicts exactly that, but the short documentary is much more profound than its blunt title… Read More
December 14, 2020