12 Years 12 Years a Slave
Essay by Ingmar Bugman | Twelve years. Twelve long years we’ve been slaves to algorithmic thinking. And if I have learned anything in the past 12 years, the only way out of this slavery is a bid for freedom
read moreEssay by Ingmar Bugman | Twelve years. Twelve long years we’ve been slaves to algorithmic thinking. And if I have learned anything in the past 12 years, the only way out of this slavery is a bid for freedom
read moreFilm review by Semmelweis | I’m late in seeing Doug Liman’s remake of Road House because I was quite certain I wouldn’t like it. And I was right. That the director of The Bourne Identity—the fight sequences of which are still some of the best ever filmed—could also make this movie has to be an indicator of decline, either of his personal career or of the industry in general, or both.
read moreEssay by Cote Keller | At the time, I couldn’t envision the Alien franchise getting much worse than Covenant. It was the most cynical and patronizing film in the series, extensively reanimating scenes from the fan-favorite installments with uglier digital cinematography and a glut of rushed CGI
read moreEssay by Giordano J. Lahaderne | As long as death cults continue to press for the destruction of American families, these films will continue to spawn sequels and spin-offs. This is because, like all horror, they reflect our anxieties over abandoning traditional morality
read moreFilm review by N.J. Sloan | What’s apparent here, however, is the incoherence of this film under its own internal logic, and how irreconcilable this film is with its outward intentions, as expressed by writer and director Martin McDonagh
read moreFilm review by Stilicho Americanus | Now that respect for the law is at its lowest point in recent memory, more and more everyday Americans will clamor for outlaws, rogues, and other off-kilter personalities so long as they prove capable of keeping the other bad men at bay
read moreFilm review by Prescott Gilbert | The white middle class in America is scared to use violence as a means to an end. They have repeatedly been told it’s bad by the groups who use it regularly themselves and never fail to defend those on their side who do
read moreFilm Review by Greg Mannison | “The Wild Geese” tells the tale of dangerous men and their complex code of values
read moreEssay by Frederick Burnaby | Lieutenant Roberts protects his friends from petty tyranny the best he can, and keeps their hope alive that things can be better
read moreFilm Review by Ingmar Bugman | Heat remains totally relevant. Our culture fetishizes professionalism more than ever. Now, thanks to our smartphones, even our private lives are professionalized
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