Posterized

Posterized July 2015: ‘Southpaw,’ ‘Magic Mike XXL,’ ‘Tangerine,’ and More

“Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover” is a proverb whose simple existence proves the fact impressionable souls will do so without fail. This monthly column focuses on the film industry’s willingness to capitalize on this truth, releasing one-sheets to serve as not representations of what audiences are to expect, but as propaganda to fill seats. Oftentimes they fail miserably....

Posterized June 2015: ‘The Tribe,’ ‘Eden,’ Felt,’ and More

“Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover” is a proverb whose simple existence proves the fact impressionable souls will do so without fail. This monthly column focuses on the film industry’s willingness to capitalize on this truth, releasing one-sheets to serve as not representations of what audiences are to expect, but as propaganda to fill seats. Oftentimes they fail miserably....

Posterized March 2015: ‘It Follows,’ ‘Chappie,’ Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter,’ and More

“Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover” is a proverb whose simple existence proves the fact impressionable souls will do so without fail. This monthly column focuses on the film industry’s willingness to capitalize on this truth, releasing one-sheets to serve as not representations of what audiences are to expect, but as propaganda to fill seats. Oftentimes they fail miserably....

The Best Movie Posters of 2014

I usually find myself needing to whittle down a list of around twenty posters to the fifteen showcased below. For 2014, however, my list was at forty-five. Now that's what I would call a good year. Seeing how many came from the big boys like Ignition and BLT Communications, LLC like 2013 only makes it sweeter because they're taking note of the little guys and their more risqué creativity to compete on the aesthetic front regardless of deeper pockets and name recognition providing unfair advantages....