What tropes of Noir are present in Double Indemnity? What does Tom symbolize in The Devil and Tom Walker? What does black and white symbolize in The Stranger? Discuss the theme of racism in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. What are the themes present in the film Crazy Rich Asians...
More often than not, these are the types of sketches that open SNL’s show.Saturday Night Live often features a political comedic sketch in their cold opens Genre Parody Sketch These sketches often utilize the stylistic tropes of a movie or TV genre (Film Noir, Action, Horror, etc). And...
While noir fiction began to be popular in the 1940s, film noir has its roots in German Expressionism and therefore examples of film noir can be identified between 1920-1950. While film noir can be new noir stories, there are also many film noir adaptations....
And The Frame-Up provides everything you want, and then just a bit more.There’s a secret group of art thieves that are very good at what they do, and Dani Poissaint’s mother was one of the best of the best. She was an incredible thief who had a crew that could put together ...
The two extra-long episodes that comprise the second volume of the fourth season of Stranger Things are now on Netflix. The Flash The eighth season of The CW’s adaptation of The Flash has sprinted onto streaming. The Sea Beast This animated Netflix Original has sailed onto streaming. ...
As well as having the greatest MacGuffin of all time, a dark, steely performance from Bogart is at the cynical heart of John Huston’s adaptation of the classic detective novel. ~ Often considered the first film noir, Huston's mostly straightforward visual approach renders it an instance of...
There are so many things we got to do in this final episode, but also so many things we didn’t get to do—there are a lot of thank yous owed to peeps like web sherpa Adam Knave, the fine folks at American 9th Art Studios, Dominic L. Franco, and of course Empress Audrey. Really...
Spider-Man Across The Spider-Verse is a marvel of modern animation. The first film played with comic book and graffiti inspirations to bring to life Miles’ art and his point of view. In the sequel, audiences are whisked into other worlds, where the animation shifts to distinguish their her...
When Rosario’s uncle, a heart surgeon, operates on Juan, he discovers that the boy is able to embody The Darkness, the powerful demonic force that the cult believes can ultimately offer a form of immortality to those who are devoted to its secrets. Those who can manifest The Darkness are...
Exactly how much sense this film really makes is a matter of debate but, for what it's worth, the more we watch it, the more we like it. Even if you'd rather not get caught up in the time-twisting brain melt of a plot, the set pieces – and there are few moments that are no...