Provoking, witty, stylish and sweepingly informative, The Corporation explores the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time.
This fresh take on the Godzilla story (aka one of the best monster movies ever made) sends us to war-torn Japan as the country reels from the fallout of World War 2, but the people of Tokyo are about to face a new level of destruction in the form of the titular kaiju. It is up...
days of the war. There, the spirit of camaraderie becomes very strong, and the bonds very tight. This has allowed for a narrative depth in these characters that has no parallel in cinema on this subject, and the very title of the series already gives a clue and is also entirely ...
This article examines the repeated appearance of scenes showing the partial or complete destruction of New York City in American cinema of the Cold War. While this theme goes across genres, it has been especially prevalent in science fiction films which are the focus of this study. It begins ...
By the time that Wayne made his last film (The Shootist,1976), the epic western was clearly suffering from exhaustion, as cinematic attempts todebunkthe mythologies of the Old West had merely resulted in the destruction of the genre’s credibility and relevance altogether. These efforts did, ho...
“Elf” ©New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection The early Aughts were as much a celebration of raunch in comedy as the ‘80s, so what a delight that one of the very best laughers of this new century should not just be family-friendly, but so very sweet. Or as Will Ferrell’s...
New Line Cinema. Considered to be one of the biggest and most ambitious movie projects ever undertaken, with an overall budget of $285 million, the entire project took eight years, with the filming for all three films done simultaneously and entirely in Jackson's native New Zealand. Each ...
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The C-in-C of Starfleet opens the meeting, bluntly stating that the Klingon Empire has only fifty years of life left to it. He turns the meeting over to the Federation Special Envoy. Much to the surprise of Kirk and his officers, it is Spock. He announces that the destruction of ...
This film is considered a cult classic for a reason, and it paints one of the best grim pictures of how superheroes can easily become weapons and have to deal with being politicized in a world on the brink of destruction. Read our Watchmen review if you want to dive into more details...