Anachronistic: belonging-to-a-period-other-than-in-which-it-exists. Anachronistic soundtrack: the sexiest kind of film score. Almost every movie uses its soundtrack to create emotion, feeling, tone, a…
Quentin Tarantino Comes Home in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
It’s been almost 30 years since Quentin Tarantino first hit the indie scene like a neutron bomb with his debut feature Reservoir Dogs (1992) and since then he’s made many names for himself. To some he…
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“That was the best acting I’ve ever seen in my whole life.” Once upon a time in Hollywood, there were megastars and mayhem. Seriously, read the stories about the place in the late ‘60s. But in the fir…
Into the Past: Assessing Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby
After nearly ten years of production qualms, Baz Luhrmann’s The Get Down is soon to be made available for streaming. With trademark flashy visuals and slightly overblown spectacle, Luhrmann tend…
12 Most Memorable Movie Scenes of 2015
The Revenant (Alejandro González Iñárritu, 2015), The Bear Attack Yes, every single word of praise you’ve read and/or heard is true. One can’t escape talking about The Revenant without men…
Live Reaction to 2016 Oscar Nominations
The Oscar Nominations are out, and to the surprise of many, several blockbusters were granted coveted spots on the Oscar stage. Of the films nominated, Mad Max: Fury Road and The Revenant received the…
Golden Globes 2016: Winners List
Last night, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association held its 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards. It was a meaningful night for many, especially for some of the “underdog” nominees for which a…