Still reeling from the political turmoil following the Watergate Scandal and the repercussions of the Vietnam War, America in 1976 was suffering from a punctured and disenchanted spirit. The US desperately needed a hero. Against […]
analysis and admiration of the film industry, with a marketing twist
Author: Jennifer.
A blog that roams through the movies.
A Star Is Born: Bradley Cooper’s Voice Emerges and he Wants You to Listen
Bradley Cooper has come a long way since flailing around on a lawn in 2005’s lackluster, The Wedding Crashers. He may not have made waves as that peripheral character, but he gave it his all […]
Schrader’s Mastery of Character Prevails with new release ‘First Reformed’
Paul Schrader isn’t necessarily a name that rolls off the tongue. Neither does it act as a reference point cornerstone, which commands a degree of cultural heftiness in the way that a name like Tarantino […]
Raising Arizona (1987): A Clairvoyant Tale of Middle America
This month, my instinctive inclination is to lay the acclaim at the feet of a lesser known masterpiece, Raising Arizona. I must have been six or seven when the Coen brothers serendipitously entered my life […]
8 Things Wrong With Oceans 8
One of the greatest travesties is this film not being christened Oceans 50 Plus, given the innumerable amount of issues that Warner Brothers have to answer for here. Females in the film industry have been […]
Friends: The Renaissance – How Netflix Reinvigorated the 90’s Hit
It was always on Channel 4 at 7pm. That was the hour that Nickelodeon finished and the darkly humorous musings of adult cartoons occupied the usually squeaky clean channel by day. That’s when I’d flick […]
An Ode to Oldies: On The Waterfront
Sitting in the front room with my head tilted at a 90 degree angle, I’d take in all of the classics in front of me. Our bookcase had long since been rebranded as a Video […]
