On October 2nd, 1959, the world of science fiction would forever be shifted by the workings of Mr. Rod Serling. Following the likes of earlier programs such as Tales of Tomorrow and Science Fic…
5 Under-Appreciated Tom Hanks Performances
At this point, it’s flat out trite to look back on Tom Hanks’ greatest roles. He’s a man who went from America’s favorite son to America’s dad over the course of a decades-long career. You’d be hard p…
Directors of Cinema Episode 10: Steven Spielberg
Welcome to a historic episode of Directors of Cinema….at least from a numerical standpoint. To celebrate our 10th episode, we discussed the one and only Steven Spielberg. Although the topic was …
The Film Canon: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Among the biggest negative effects of the auteur theory is the idea that filmmakers are knowable; that every director not only has a distinctive influence on every film they touch, but that their infl…
Movie Review: The BFG
Steven Spielberg programmed the dreams of a generation. We saw Indiana Jones run away from the stone, we were petrified of the shark in Jaws, and we found a greater purpose in the last half hour of Cl…
Watch trailer for Netflix’s new supernatural series “Stranger Things”
Netflix originals have always been more hit than miss, so I have no reason to doubt Netflix’s newest supernatural series Stranger Things just yet, especially based on its first trailer. Creepy music, …
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…