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Alien Timeline Recap
Link(PG-13, Gore) IGN sums up the Alien movies in chronological order. Put this way, the movies sound cliché and underwhelming, but it’s a good way to catch up before watching Alien: Covenant. TL;DW:...
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The Best of Bad Acting
Link(PG-13: Language) In most cases, actors that chew the scenery just make a bad movie worse. But as this video shows, that’s not always the case. Chodmunch compiled this compilation of performances...
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CineFix’s Best Shots of All Time
LinkCineFix’s two–part episode about the perspective and staging in film is one of its most educational and well-curated lists. Watch them break down the different kinds of single and group shots, what...
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Hidden Meaning in Prometheus
Link(PG-13: Language) Wisecrack’s Garyx Wormuloid sums up the events in the Alien prequel Prometheus, points out its religious references – it’s a prequel to the New Testament! – and proves that even...
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Tour de Pharmacy (Teaser)
Link(PG-13: Language) The year is 1982. Pro cycling has become “a hornet’s nest of moral depravity.” Andy Samberg leads a who’s who of celebrities in HBO’s mockumentary about the sport’s doping...
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David Fincher: Invisible Details
Link(Gore) Kaptainkristian highlights what David Fincher so deftly hides: the director’s extensive use of CGI and other digital effects in his films. From the Winklevoss twins to digitally perfected...
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Wind River (Trailer)
Link“This is the land of ‘you’re on your own.'” Sicario writer Taylor Sheridan makes his directorial debut with another crime thriller. Set in an Indian reservation in Wyoming, Wind River is about a...
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Aki Kaurismäki: Hopeful Cynicism
Link(PG-13: Language) Channel Criswell outlines the philosophy of Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki. Known for his dark and deadpan comedies, Kaurismäki is the anti-Wes Anderson – his movies find humor...
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100 Movies 100 Numbers 100 Seconds
LinkEditor ThorC1138 managed to find scenes from 100 different films in which a character spoke a different number between 1 and 100, then cut them together into a multi-movie countdown. We were really...
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Logan Lucky (Trailer)
LinkOceans 11, 12, and 13 director Steven Soderbergh returns to the comedy heist genre with this flick about two brothers who orchestrate a robbery during the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 race. Stars two of...
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Arrival: Examining an Adaptation
Link(SPOILERS) “The third version of a movie is always found in the editing.” Lessons from the Screenplay uses Arrival to examine the practical and artistic considerations for rewriting a book – or in...
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Murder on the Orient Express (Trailer)
LinkKenneth Branagh (and his incredibly distracting mustache) directs and stars alongside an all-star cast that includes Judi Dench, Willem Dafoe, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer and Daisy Ridley in...
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Title Drops
LinkIt must be some kind of a hot tub time machine… Editor Roman Holiday cut together this montage of 150 movie scenes in which characters mention the title of the movie itself. We’re just happy to see...
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David Lynch: Surrealist of Americana
Link“The strange within the familiar, and the reality within the dream.” ScreenPrism’s brief profile of filmmaker David Lynch. Like Stephen King, Lynch loves to expose the dark side of suburban...
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The Philosophy of Logan
LinkLogan’s spaghetti Western structure is blatantly obvious, but Wisecrack has a lot more to say about this excellent movie. Watch their video to find out how the film can be seen as a commentary on...
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Iron Man: How to Build a Franchise
LinkIn 2008, Marvel gambled on an unfinished script, an unproven director, a controversial actor and a B-list character. It went on to become a stepping stone and a blueprint for success that even...
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Edge of Tomorrow vs. All You Need is Kill
Link(SPOILERS, Gore) CineFix compares the underrated Edge of Tomorrow aka Live Die Repeat with its manga counterpart All You Need is Kill, which is a more faithful adaptation of the eponymous light...
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I Lost the Magic
Link(Flashing images) “Sometimes the only answer is that it got away from you.” The Royal Ocean Film Society reminds us that everyone – even the ones you look up to – makes enormous mistakes. Then he...
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Brilliant Science Fiction Films
Link(SPOILERS) “Using an exploration of where we might be, to explore where it seems like we’re heading, in order to reveal exactly where we are.” CineFix compiles their favorite sci-fi films. They...
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Creating Light Amongst the Dark
Link(PG-13: Language) Lessons from the Screenplay wonderfully parallels the journeys of the main characters of True Detective and Se7en to break down arguably the most important aspect of fiction: the...
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