What would you get if The Matrix was a lot less Sci-Fi and a lot more noir? What if the agents looked like Pinhead from Hellraiser? What would be the result? Probably something quite close to 1998’s Dark City. No, this doesn’t mean that the movie is a knockoff. If anything, it was released a year before The Matrix, which makes it … Read more
What sets the drama There Will Be Blood (2007) apart from the rest of the industry is its incredible cinematography. The camerawork, scenery, and costumes are just perfect. The soundtrack is flawless, while the acting (by both Daniel-Day Lewis and Paul Dano) is some of the best in film history. With all of this in mind and without further … Read more
Not many movies out there have universal praise and artistic value as Stanly Kubrick’s crime sci-fi A Clockwork Orange. Based on the 1962 novel by the same name, it’s one of the best-known dystopian works, and today, some even consider it speculative fiction. Seeing how the movie’s themes and motifs are just as relevant today … Read more
Zak Hilditch’s 2017 adaptation of Stephen King’s novella 1992 is a psychological horror about crime and punishment. It delves deep into the effects of guilty consciousness, its manifestations, and its impact on the lives of perpetrators. This article will take you through the movie’s most important themes, motifs, and symbols. Here’s the plot and ending of the movie 1922 … Read more
There are not many movies out there that are so thought-provoking and open to interpretation as Robert Egger’s The Lighthouse. This tale about two lightkeepers left on an isolated island for what seems to be several weeks can be seen as a chilling Lovecraftian horror or an intense psychological drama. The movie is rich with motifs from religion, … Read more
Underground is a 1995 movie made by an acclaimed director Emir Kusturica with a screenplay co-written by Dusan Kovacević. It won the Palme d’Or at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival, which makes it one of the best internationally recognized pieces of Yugoslav cinematography. The music is made by Goran Bregović, arguably the most internationally renowned musician from … Read more