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What Makes ‘Rebel Ridge’ A Spectacular Action Thriller
What Makes ‘Rebel Ridge’ A Spectacular Action Thriller
Jeremy Saulnier’s action thriller offers audiences a more human kind of vigilante hero
Kevin Gosztola
Sep 9
‘Natural Born Killers’ At 30: One Of The Most Controversial Films Of the ’90s
‘Natural Born Killers’ At 30: One Of The Most Controversial Films Of the ’90s
The filmmakers involved in “Natural Born Killers” were senselessly accused of inspiring “copycat murders.”
Kevin Gosztola
Aug 26
‘Fahrenheit 9/11,’ 20 Years Later: The Antiwar Film Audiences Were Never Supposed To See
‘Fahrenheit 9/11,’ 20 Years Later: The Antiwar Film Audiences Were Never Supposed To See
Released on June 25, 2004, Michael Moore’s documentary is still the highest-grossing documentary at the United States box office
Kevin Gosztola
Jun 30
‘Chinatown’: 50 Years Of Tragedy In A World Of Unchecked Corruption
‘Chinatown’: 50 Years Of Tragedy In A World Of Unchecked Corruption
Fifty years later, “Chinatown” endures as a classic film involving murder and land and water theft inspired by the California water wars.
Kevin Gosztola
Jun 20
‘A Nightmare Based Upon The Terrors Of Our Time’: ‘Parallax View’ At 50
‘A Nightmare Based Upon The Terrors Of Our Time’: ‘Parallax View’ At 50
The second film in director Alan Pakula’s ‘70s Paranoia Trilogy’ was released 50 years ago. If made today, it would be considered…
Kevin Gosztola
Jun 15
‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’ Review: Viggo Mortensen’s Western About Women And The American Frontier
‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’ Review: Viggo Mortensen’s Western About Women And The American Frontier
Viggo Mortensen uses the American frontier of the 1860s as a backdrop for exploring how women find their strength in a world ruled by men.
Kevin Gosztola
Jun 8
‘Furiosa’ : A Backstory That George Miller Wrote During ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’
‘Furiosa’ : A Backstory That George Miller Wrote During ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’
George Miller’s prequel is an entertaining spectacle, but how it was developed got me thinking more deeply about the film.
Kevin Gosztola
May 26
‘I Saw The TV Glow’: Defying The ‘Marvel Hegemony’
‘I Saw The TV Glow’: Defying The ‘Marvel Hegemony’
Jane Schoenbrun’s “I Saw The TV Glow” is a strong statement by a filmmaker who won’t be constrained by conventions of American…
Kevin Gosztola
May 24
Roger Corman’s Trials and Tribulations As The Godfather Of Independent Filmmaking
Roger Corman’s Trials and Tribulations As The Godfather Of Independent Filmmaking
Corman lost money on only one movie—a message film. He never made another movie like it
Kevin Gosztola
May 13
‘Civil War’ Has More To Say About Journalism Than US Politics
‘Civil War’ Has More To Say About Journalism Than US Politics
Director Alex Garland’s vision of a Second American Civil War is the backdrop for a story that revolves around war photography.
Kevin Gosztola
Apr 13
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