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The Problem of Ideology

There is no escaping ideology in art. Everything from painting to filmmaking will in some small way contain a part of the artist’s view of the world. It is only…

Deadpool

To massively paraphrase JFK “my fellow nerds, ask not whether you should see Deadpool, ask instead what snacks you will buy when you see Deadpool.” Finally we have a mainstream…

Point Break

What made the original Point Break great? It was simple, and most importantly fun. Who wouldn’t love a surfer/heist movie starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze, with Anthony Kiedis hanging…

The Revenant

  Based on a remarkable true story, The Revenant follows frontiersman and fur trapper Hugh Glass as he seeks revenge against the man who killed his son and left him…

In the Heart of the Sea

  I tried to read Moby Dick once. I failed. In the Heart of the Sea reminded me of that experience insofar as the synopsis was far more enticing than…

Let’s Talk About the Master – An Ode to Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa’s 57 year long career comprises an essential filmography for any aspiring director or true lover of film. This article could just have been a list of films; such…