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The Devil's Rejects is about the eternal battle between good and evil—in both the world and within ourselves. And winning ...

Black Bag uses the intelligence world as a backdrop to explore themes of loyalty, relationships, and marriage. It’s actually a really cool example of how theme informs story. I think most people who ...

Hi, my name is Travis Bean. And I have…well. I have what some people say is “unique” taste in movies. Other people would use different adjectives: terrible, questionable, contrarian, etc. And hey, ...

This is a live list where I rank anime. Everything within a tier is arranged alphabetically. If something isn’t on the list, it will be someday. Leave your comments and we’ll talk. I give a lot of ...

Cinema is Dead. Long Live Post-Cinema. Two key things occur in the opening minutes of Jurassic World Dominion: A T-Rex interrupts a drive-in movie as melting celluloid... In this episode of the Film ...

Have you ever wondered what it'd be like to step into the mind of the Oscar-nominated actor John Malkovich? No? Well, Charlie Kaufman did—which ...