Journey back to the seventies, to an era of cinema where moviemakers wanted to make sure you knew you were watching a movie by giving their productions titles like Superman: The Movie and Star Trek:…
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Ben-Hur hails from a cinematic era as obscure and seemingly obsolete to us today as the ancient Romans have been to us for centuries. Released in 1959, Ben-Hur came at a time during which many…
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When watching a non-fiction, biographical film, there are two separate and fundamental questions that deserve to be asked — and answered. First, does the film present genuine characters, a decent plot, and inevitably an entertaining…
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Here is a nice little assortment of some entertaining films about interracial relationships. In them, we see the anger and spite of many who refuse to condone equality between races. We experience our past, exploring…
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Stagecoach (1939) features a man many have come to know and idolize, one who made a significant mark on hardcore, iconic American cinema. This, of course, was John Wayne. The “Duke” had an acting career…
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Even in comparison to recent Marvel superhero films, Black Panther stands out as a gem, just not the kind that Thanos is after. Ryan Coogler’s box office hit manages to accomplish something few new fantastical films…
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Andy Serkis, winner of over 35 acting awards, has become a more prevalent face in Hollywood feature films over the past few years. He has been associated with some of the biggest film franchises of…
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A great example of a spot-on piece of truly aesthetic cinematic art is The Wizard of Oz (1939). It was directed by Victor Fleming, the same director who brought Margaret Mitchell’s novel Gone with the…