3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (820+ words) Three "laws" that explain why your project is drifting. People are always trying to crack the code of how to make it in the entertainment industry. And it's true, it's a world that does seem to operate under an invisible…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (260+ words) This ‘Whiplash’ character’s arc is neither rushed nor dragged. On the surface, Terrence Fletcher in Whiplash can be understood as a simply abusive, overcommitted musical director. But thanks to Damien Chazelle’s script and J.K. Simmons’ iconic performance, the more…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (184+ words) These throwback titles deserve a second look. This cult Australian horror movie follows suburbanites who are unknowingly being used as test subjects for a drug that causes… well, just look at the title. It presents a cavalcade of gross-out effects…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (501+ words) It also lost out at the Oscars. Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds is one of the highest-ranked movies on the American Film Institute’s list of the 100 best American thrillers. It landed at No. 7, below just two other Hitchcock movies, namely Psycho…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1440+ words) Who needs the Ghostbusters when you’ve got Elise? Death is not the end in the Insidious series. That is how Lin Shaye appears in every single movie, despite her character having been killed off in the first one. Six movies…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (534+ words) He wrote a Halloween rip-off for a paycheck. It became one of the most influential horror scripts ever made. "Halloween is making a lot of money. Let's rip it off." Imagine the start of an iconic writing journey beginning this…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (504+ words) The year of the blockbuster, the horror film, and so much more. 1984 gave us a little bit of everything. Horror icons, action heroes we still watch on the big screen today, revolutionary documentaries, and so much more. When you look…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (314+ words) Anthony Hopkins is great, but so is everything around him. After this moment, Lecter steps forward to read her credentials, which is the first time that he is shown in close-up, in full light. As it turns out, the camera…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (859+ words) Kojima once said he's "70% film." Here are 15 movies he's directly named as inspirations. Hideo Kojima is one of modern media's most unique creators. Known for his directing, writing, and video game creations, he builds entirely singular worlds spanning genres like…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (722+ words) Three rebellious films that captured the anxieties of a generation. The Living End (1992) was my first taste of a Gregg Araki film, and the “couple on the run” story of two HIV-positive men who lash out at conservative society has…...