Though it’s a contentious subject, I believe mainly in the auteur theory – which is a way of looking at cinema with the director as the “author” of this work. It’s controversial because the film is one of the most notorious collaborative exercises one can get involved in. I don’t …

“Everyone will enjoy this movie. But New Yorkers will enjoy it especially because they know how bad their city really is.” – Bill Murray Some movies fall through the cracks without any explanation. When Quick Change came out in 1990, Bill Murray was at the height of his stardom, Geena …

I immensely enjoyed the 2019 Shazam! It was a clever, heartfelt, small-scale break from the explosion of huge Marvel movies at the time. It was about family, acceptance, and finding a home. The superheroes in the film weren’t wealthy billionaires but foster kids. The point was also made that power …

“The reputation of Psycho II continues to grow because Norman’s character had an arc to it – he starts out as someone who is desperately trying to hold onto his sanity, and he ends up as mad as a hatter! I never realised the power of film until I saw …

The film performed pretty well at the box office last weekend, but 65 seems destined to be forgotten. It is not the atrocity that some critics are saying it is. It currently holds a 37% on Rotten Tomatoes, which suggests a dud. That’s a shame because for what it is, …

I firmly believe that movie lists express cinematic taste and personality. I wouldn’t say I like making movie lists to hit all the marks people expect, depending on the list. The most excellent satisfaction I get from making movie lists and Unsung Cinema is someone saying they saw what I …

Seeing this film presents an interesting movie critic dilemma for me. I don’t want to go into a film like Champions to say anything bad about it. I mean, it is what it is a sports movie meant to inspire and provide some laughs. Its heart is in the right …

“I wasn’t happy with Temple of Doom at all. It was too dark, too subterranean, and much too horrific. I thought it out-poltered Poltergeist. There’s not an ounce of my own personal feeling in Temple of Doom. The danger in making a sequel is that you can never satisfy everyone.” …

“For the first time in my life, I’m making an alien picture where there is no love and no attempt at communication.” – Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise. Those two names alone are monsters in the motion picture industry, and both have profoundly impacted cinema in general. The …

While Guy Ritchie will never attain the acclaim of his two earliest pictures, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000), it doesn’t seem like he’ll ever attain the lows of Swept Away (2002) and Revolver (2005). He has an up-and-down filmography full of hits and misses. Still, …