Elliot JamesThe Philosophical and Psychological Writing of StalkerAndrei Tarkovsky is the very definition of a filmmaking Auteur. Stalker is widely considered Tarkovsky’s magnum opus, and for good reason…Oct 7, 2020Oct 7, 2020
Elliot James“The Devil’s Harmony” Review- Award Winning Short From This Year’s Online Sundance Film Festival…Image found on Wikimedia Commons (common property, no original authorship)Aug 22, 2020Aug 22, 2020
Elliot JamesWhy ‘Daredevil’ remains one of the best Marvel Cinematic Universe properties to dateImage credit here (no association)Aug 17, 2020Aug 17, 2020
Elliot JamesRemembering the Legendary Ennio MorriconeThere are only a certain number of film composers that go on to become as famous as an actual filmmaker. However, when they do, you can be…Jul 12, 2020Jul 12, 2020
Elliot JamesThe Greek Tragic Hero in FilmThe Greek tragic hero is a character type that has lasted through a large portion of the history of storytelling and remains a very…Apr 15, 2020Apr 15, 2020
Elliot JamesA Look Back on Citizen Kane: The Greatest Film Ever Made?“Citizen Kane” is widely considered one of, if not the greatest film of all time by film fans and critics alike. It solidified the…Apr 7, 2020Apr 7, 2020
Elliot JamesA look back on the success of Reservoir DogsReservoir Dogs is a 1992 American Independent crime thriller written and directed by Quentin Tarantino in his feature-length debut…Mar 22, 2020Mar 22, 2020
Elliot JamesThe absurdity of film – why are we entertained by it?From ‘Parasite’ to ‘Avengers: Endgame’, we are truly living in an age of mass genres and film forms in society. In the history of cinema…Mar 10, 2020Mar 10, 2020
Elliot JamesWhy the Long Take is More Than Just a GimmickWith the release of ‘1917’, the long take has been discussed with great intrigue. Of course, many other films have successfully utilised…Mar 4, 2020Mar 4, 2020
Elliot JamesA look back on Taxi Driver: a giant of New Hollywood and cinematic psychological realismTaxi Driver is a 1976 New Hollywood neo-noir psychological thriller directed by New Hollywood director Martin Scorsese, who also co-wrote…Feb 13, 2020Feb 13, 2020