‘Escape from New York’ at 45: John Carpenter’s Thrilling, Pumped-Up Ride through the Streets of a Dystopian New York City ‘Escape from New York’ at 45: John Carpenter’s Thrilling, Pumped-Up Ride through the Streets of a Dystopian New York City Read an article »
New Model Arnie: How James Cameron’s ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’ Held True to Its Exploitation Roots Whilst Remodelling the Action Blockbuster Template New Model Arnie: How James Cameron’s ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’ Held True to Its Exploitation Roots Whilst Remodelling the Action Blockbuster Template Read an article »
How Robert Altman’s Anti-Western Classic ‘McCabe & Mrs. Miller’ Aged Like Fine Wine How Robert Altman’s Anti-Western Classic ‘McCabe & Mrs. Miller’ Aged Like Fine Wine Read an article »
“It Ain’t Like It Used to Be. But It’ll Do:” How Sam Peckinpah’s ‘The Wild Bunch’ Became Both a Eulogy for a Mythic Past and a Template for a New Kind of Action “It Ain’t Like It Used to Be. But It’ll Do:” How Sam Peckinpah’s ‘The Wild Bunch’ Became Both a Eulogy for a Mythic Past and a Template for a New Kind of Action Read an article »
‘The Parallax View’ at 52: Pakula’s Unsettling Examination of the Post-Compliant America ‘The Parallax View’ at 52: Pakula’s Unsettling Examination of the Post-Compliant America Read an article »
‘Psycho’ at 66: The Proto-Slasher that Brought On a Revolution in Cinema ‘Psycho’ at 66: The Proto-Slasher that Brought On a Revolution in Cinema Read an article »
‘Predator’ at 39: John McTiernan’s First Studio Gig that Became an Epic Action Classic ‘Predator’ at 39: John McTiernan’s First Studio Gig that Became an Epic Action Classic Read an article »
‘The Truman Show’ at 28: Weir and Niccol’s Uplifting Yet Prophetically Disturbing Dystopian Satire ‘The Truman Show’ at 28: Weir and Niccol’s Uplifting Yet Prophetically Disturbing Dystopian Satire Read an article »
NOC NOC: How ‘Mission: Impossible’ Lit the Fuse of Action Stardom Within Tom Cruise NOC NOC: How ‘Mission: Impossible’ Lit the Fuse of Action Stardom Within Tom Cruise Read an article »
‘Stalker’: Andrei Tarkovsky’s Merger of Contemplative Style and Transcendental Substance Designed to Put Us in the Zone ‘Stalker’: Andrei Tarkovsky’s Merger of Contemplative Style and Transcendental Substance Designed to Put Us in the Zone Read an article »
