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 [...]
Film
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 [...]
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: [...]
Golden Smog
In the commotion of late-capitalism and the dissonance of mounting muffler shop surrealism, the polarity of the tale of the last Phrygian king’s chrysopoeia reversed. As [...]
Seek Truth and Report It
The 2003 American drama indie film Shattered Glass may be viewed simply for entertainment by a number of individuals. However, through the eyes of a journalist (or a [...]
PoundSignOneTooManyBillyMumphreyStories
Most everyone in Search Party (or, “Curiosity Killed the Shawkat”) is content to assume that Chantal Winterbottom is dead. Partly, they’re playing the odds. More so, [...]
Disembowel Disavowal, and Vice Versa
Of the many wonders of The Shining, bear fellatio is one of the most beguiling. In this rattle-and-synthesizer unravelling, the ominous surrealism in the film’s veins since [...]
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, [...]
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