Review: The Holy Mountain (1973) ★★★★
There are few films that embody the rejection of traditional artistic methods and Western moral presuppositions more than Alejandro Jodorowsky’s
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A Philosophical Approach to Cinema
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10 Lesser-Known Postmodern Films
What is a Postmodern Film? While postmodernism encompasses a cultural, political, scientific, philosophical, and artistic reaction to modernity, it does
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Review: Mother! (Darren Aronofsky, 2017) ★★★★
Before going to the theater to see Darren Aronofsky’s Mother!, I thought I knew what to expect. I had read
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Review: The Number 23 (2007) ★½
The Number 23 wants very badly to be a captivating neo-noir crime drama about the power of obsession and paranoia.
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Review: Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe (2015) ★½
Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe is a Chinese fantasy-adventure film directed by Lu Chuan and loosely based on the popular
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Review: Marguerite & Julien (2015) ★★★★
It is no easy task to get audiences to root for an incestuous relationship, or even secure funding for such
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Review: 10 Jours en or (10 Golden Days, 2012) ★
10 jours en or is simply one of the worst films I’ve seen in recent memory. Having read a very
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Review: Okja (2017) ★★★★
Okja is a strange little film, and frequently difficult to watch, but ultimately it was made with good intentions and
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Review: It’s Only the End of the World (Juste la Fin du Monde, 2016) ★★★
It’s Only the End of the World tells the story of Louis (Gaspard Ulliel), a gay playwright who is dying
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Review: Dune (1984) ★★
I will preface this review by stating that I genuinely wanted to like Dune. I have mixed feelings about David
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Review: The Mummy (2017) ★½
It seems that mummies are not the kind of monster that audiences can take seriously for very long. Eventually, mummy
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Review: Law of Desire (La Ley del Deseo, 1987) ★★★★
Redefining gender and reevaluating traditional values are trademarks of Pedro Almodóvar’s sensual, calculated style. Some might see the sexuality of
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Review: The Hallow (2015) ★★★★
Ireland is slowly edging its way onto the world stage as a source for quality horror films. Shrooms (2007), Citadel
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10 Existential Films for Philosophy Students
What is an Existential Film? It is important to state, first and foremost, that the title is a bit of
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Review: Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête, 2014) ★★★½
There have been a number of film adaptations of Gabrielle-Suanne Barbot de Villeneuve’s famous fairy tale, Beauty and the Beast.
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Confronting Rape in the New French Extremity
At times, how we go about interpreting films has little to do with story arc or character development, and more
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Review: Waiting for the Hearse (Esperando la Carroza, 1985) ★★★
Films that are based on plays, or are produced by those who have spent years in theatre, are often readily identifiable,
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