Take your pick in categorizing The Idol: either “based on a true story” or “inspired by true events," perhaps the binary being alluded to of prose versus poetry...
Containing a number in its title, yet blissfully not chained to franchise requirements -- a decade-long gap between installments perhaps being the first clue as...
If, within art cinema, there comes the instant gravitation to less the film than the name -- the all-powerful auteur that supposedly doesn’t have to bow down to...
It’s easy to map out the Dennis Hopper trajectory: mid-50’s/ -60’s classical Hollywood bit player to '70s weirdo maverick to '90s Hollywood-blockbuster villain ...
A tension is formed by a cut, quickly transporting our heroine from an expansive wheat field to a confined classroom. We’re not just talking the difference of 7...
Near the beginning of Evolution, there’s a shot that hangs underwater, showing a seemingly harmonious aquatic eco-system that's glimpsed just long enough to cre...
