Run Through the Jungian: Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Full Metal Jacket’, a Phenomenological Treatise on War
By Tim Pelan “It’s not pro-war or anti-war. It’s just the way things are,” Stanley Kubrick said of Full…
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‘Psycho’: The Proto-Slasher that Brought On a Revolution in Cinema
By Sven Mikulec The image of a shabby motel in the middle of nowhere, by-passed by any relevant roads…
‘Mad Max II’: How George Miller’s ‘Road Warrior’ Became One of the Greatest Action Movies of All Time
By Koraljka Suton That came from my experience and having improved as a writer, understanding dramatic conflict a little…
‘Heat’: Michael Mann’s Meticulous Masterpiece of Both Style and Substance That Transcends Genre
By Koraljka Suton A guy told me one time, “Don’t let yourself get attached to anything you are not…
Stanley Kubrick’s original treatment for ‘The Shining’
By Sven Mikulec One of Stephen King’s most popular and celebrated novels, The Shining was initially conceived as the…
Peter Weir’s ‘Fearless’ as a Soulful Slice of Life That Gently Examines the Human Condition
By Koraljka Suton Essentially, this is a detective story and the mystery at hand is this: What happened to…
With ‘Barry Lyndon,’ Stanley Kubrick’s Painterly Eye Invites Us to Be All-seeing, but Ultimately, Unknowing
By Tim Pelan I have had a complete set of Thackeray sitting on my bookshelf at home for years,…
Life and Death in a Northern Town: Mike Hodges’ ‘Get Carter’
By Tim Pelan Soon after its release in 1972, the film was banished to the dark shadows of cult…
Sic Transit Garber’s Subway: ‘The Taking of Pelham One Two Three’
By Tim Pelan Only the amazing reaction that that picture has gotten, because at the time I was dreadfully…
‘Bringing Out the Dead’: Scorsese’s Deeply Humane Unsung Gem
By Koraljka Suton We wanted to do New York at night in a way that would create a claustrophobic…