“Clean” is a modern homage to “Taxi Driver”.
At a first glance, the “Clean” trailer was everything you could want from an independent action film. Adrien Brody stars…
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Filmmaker Alyssa G. Mullings is Changing the Narrative of Mental Health in Film
Award-winning director, editor and writer Alyssa G. Mullings is bridging the gap between film and mental health. At just 22-years-old…
“Bulletproof”: Changing The Narrative Around Gun Violence
Gun violence has been a prevalent issue in the United States for many years, with 34 school shooting incidents occurring…
Reexamining “Under the Silver Lake” after “Spider-Man: No Way Home”
Where does David Robert Mitchell’s 2019 film fit in the age of Marvel’s expanding multiverse?
Thirty Years Ago, New Queer Cinema Was Born at Sundance
At the 1992 Sundance Film Festival, the Barbed-Wire Kisses panel kickstarted a film movement that revolutionized LGBTQ+ media forever.
From Indie to Blockbuster: the Evolution of “The Twilight Saga”
Morgan Holly analyzes how “the Twilight Saga” grew from a small budget to launching the over $3.3 billion worldwide grossing vampire franchise.
The Michael Myers Impact
Lauren Bjella analyzes the “Halloween” franchise and its impact starting as an independent film, with the 40th anniversary of “Halloween II” (1981).
DOC NYC Nov 10-18 – Critic’s Choice
Senior Film Critic Kurt Brokaw reviews this year’s DOC NYC and reviews Film, The Living Record of Our Memory, Storm Lake and The Art of Making It from the festival.
No Ghost Land: Chinese Horror Growing Under Strict Censorship
Xinyan Fu dives into the Chinese horror movie history and the ideology behind the censorship that targets horror movies.