Exploring the Christian Themes in Martin Scorsese’s Selected Filmography
Martin Scorsese once stated, “My whole life has been movies and religion. That’s it. Nothing else.” Either centered on biblical stories or as backdrops to cultural [...]
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The New Normal of the Female Protagonist and the End of Japan’s Empire: Akira Kurosawa’s No Regrets for Our Youth (1946)
The conclusion of the Second World War allowed Akira Kurosawa to explore his creative ambitions by producing films that not only became cinematic masterpieces, but also held [...]
Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
Imagine floating through the vacuum of space untethered, removing your pressurized helmet, and, with the remaining air in your lungs, summoning a blood-curdling wail. Say, [...]
A Retrospective Look: Marlon Brando’s One Eyed-Jacks on the Criterion Collection
Considered one of the greatest actors ever, Marlon Brando’s greatest works are often cited as A Street Car Named Desire, Viva Zapata, or his two Oscar winning performances: [...]
“Like being slowly drowned in a peat bog…”
Humanity unraveled Tuesday with all the subtlety of a dumpster fire. Whatever grisly, scatological metaphor you wish to deploy, now’s the time to get graphic. I’ve [...]
Spooky Action at a Distance
Behind a dark fold in the depths of every person’s subconscious, there’s carnival music and a candy-colored clown they call “The Sandman.” This recess harbors a [...]
Taxi Driver Revisited: 40 Years Later
2016 marked the 40th Anniversary of Martin Scorsese’s neo-noir film about Travis Bickle’s gradual descent into madness, played by Robert DeNiro. The violence, [...]
The Gender Double Standard in Interviews
In a recent Funny or Die sketch, Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg interviewed each other for their upcoming movie, American Ultra. The premise of the sketch was that [...]
