Watch As We Dive In: Three Personal Surveys of 2018 in Film

Three situationally-intelligent film lovers do their best to rank the highs of 2018.

When Sanity Becomes a Choice: ‘Shutter Island’ and the Twists You Won’t See Coming

Ever since seeing 'Shutter Island' nearly nine years ago now, I have always found this shocking twist and ending to be a bit too…cute. Such an adjective is scarcely applicable to a career as rollicking as Scorsese’s, which makes its presence at the tail end of a thrilling bit of horror filmmaking from the director all the stranger.

Useless Garbage Broken Down Into Its Molecular Components: A Definitive Character Ranking of Richie Rich

However, the movie is memorable in its own glib, idiotic way, thanks in no small part due to its cast of characters who are either all too oblivious to their relationship to the heights or bowels of late capitalism or, as we may discover, all too conscious of their place in the cold hierarchy that represents Corporate America.

Gone in 60 Mbps: Notes on Swordfish, A Breathtaking Disasterpiece

One such film is Swordfish, the techno action-thriller that has aged as gracefully as a Surge on one of those endless summer days. I decided to revisit the forgotten Dominic Sena joint in the interest of seeing what it had to teach me today in 2017.

Below the Line Episode 2

In the second episode of our podcast, we discussed the Academy Awards, this year's horse race, what we would like to see changed, and more. Hope you enjoy! https://soundcloud.com/user-59165468/episode-2-oscars-and-grouches

Heat Wave: Your All-Inclusive Guide to the 2016 Summer Movie Season

The four-month stretch (traditionally lasting May through August) has a reputation for exclusively offering the latest in popcorn munching, big budget spectacles but there’s plenty to offer for the discerning viewer. 2016 looks like it’ll have much to choose from cinematically, whether it be the production of an above average thought or just big dumb fun.

Planet Hollywood: Hell’s Club and The Art of the Remix

That narrative summation of Hell's Club still neglects to mention the various other threads that barely hold the experiment from tearing apart. The video’s overlapping dialogue, consciously uniform lighting design, and digital compositing makes you feel like you’re experiencing an animate wax museum that draws little distinctions between genres or even multiple personas of different actors.