Review: Joker (2019) ★★★½
The most recent adaptation of the DC Comics villain has divided audiences and critics more than any other, and for
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A Philosophical Approach to Cinema
Author: Matthew Jones
Review: Locked Up (2017) ★
Films like Flash Gordon (1980) or Tommy Wiseau’s The Room (2003) are so bad, they’re good. In the former, over-the-top
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Spinoza Quotes and Arguments On Substance
Argument In Part I, Proposition 13 of Baruch Spinoza’s Ethics, Depicted in Geometrical Order, Spinoza quotes the following argument to
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Review: Terrifier (2016) ★★★½
I will readily admit that the name “Terrifier” did not inspire much confidence in me. It sounds more like a
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A Defense of Mill and the Principle of Utility
John Stuart Mill illustrates the Principle of Utility as a guide for individual action in which morality is determined by
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Review: Lyle (2014) ★
For many years, the American independent film scene was generally free from many of “big” Hollywood’s more egregious tendencies. In
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Review: Midsommar (2019) ★★★★
Writer-Director Ari Aster has shown, for better or worse, that he has a certain preoccupation with trauma. In both of
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On Sartre’s Existentialism and the Meaning of Human Existence
In Jean-Paul Sartre’s essay, Existentialism is a Humanism, he seems to argue against any inherent meaning in human existence. He
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Toto the Hero, the Antithesis to Classical Hollywood
European art cinema, above all else, seeks to break free of the conventions of Classical Hollywood filmmaking. By creating a
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Review: Inferno (1980) ★★
It’s impossible to consider the impact of Italian supernatural horror films on the broader horror genre without looking at the
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Review: Alanis (2017) ★★★★½
Sex work is something that no one likes to talk about; this especially true for those who could actually do
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Review: Cheerleader (2016) ★★★
Whenever you sit down to watch an indie film, there is about a 50/50 chance that the budget will put
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Review: Shiny, Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart (2006) ★★★★
Some films succeed on a purely visceral level. I tend to shy away from these kinds of stories, like romantic
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Review: Rings (2017) ★½
A spooky atmosphere goes a long way in elevating works of horror above the muck and mire of indie B-movie
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Review: Son of Rambow (2007) ★★
Being wholesome does not automatically make a work of fiction praiseworthy; in fact, it generally belies any sense of ambiguity
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Review: The Babadook (2014) ★★★★
No matter how one feels about parenting or the decision to have children, it is abundantly clear that the burden
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Review: A Ghost Story (2017) ★★★½
I went into A Ghost Story expecting something very different (namely something a bit more horrific), so in that sense
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