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Perfect Directors: Robert Altman

I am an American. That is to say, I was born in, and have spent my entire life, in the … More

3 Women, analysis, Brewster McCloud, California Split, commentary, director, director Robert Altman, essay, film, Gosford Park, MASH, Nashville, O.C. and Stiggs, Perfect Directors, Popeye, Robert Altman, Short Cuts, The Long Goodbye, The Player

Perfect Directors: Jacques Tati

Directors don’t need to have a long list of movies on their resume to be considered great; in fact, it … More

director, film, French, Jacques Tati, Jour de fete, Mon Oncle, Mr. Hulot's Holiday, Parade, PlayTime, Trafic

Cult Classics: Better Off Dead

Lane Meyer wishes he were dead. He tries over and over–self-immolation, carbon monoxide poisoning, jumping from a bridge, even hanging. … More

1980s, 1985, Better off Dead, comedy, cult, film, John Cusack, Savage Steve Holland, suicide, teen movie

Ridley Scott Films from Worst to Best

Ridley Scott is one of the most successful directors of all time: combined, his films have grossed nearly $2 billion … More

Alien, American Gangster, Blade Runner, director, film, Gladiator, list, Ridley Scott, The Martian, worst to best

Cult Classics: The History of Future Folk

People with passion tend to come across as a little, well, odd to the normies of the world. You know … More

cult classic, film, hondo, The History of Future Folk

Perfect Directors: David Cronenberg

Cerebral, dark, oddly humorous, and obsessed with the inextricable relationship between the body and the psyche, David Cronenberg’s work is … More

A History of Violence, Cosmopolis, Crash, David Cronenberg, Dead Ringers, director, Eastern Promises, eXistenZ, film, Naked Lunch, perfect director, Scanners, The Brood, The Dead Zone, The Fly, Videodrome

10 Radical 90’s Movies That Captured The Decade

O 1990’s America, where art thou? This fantastic decade–the last of the American Century that seemed to find the country … More

American culture, Clerks, Clueless, Empire Records, Fight Club, film, Mallrats, PCU, Reality Bites, Singles, Slacker, the 90s, Wayne's World

Awesome Garbage: Cool as Ice

At one point in the history of America–specifically the beautiful, stupid early 90s–there was an awkward transition in pop culture … More

1991, awesome garbage, camp, Cool as Ice, film, Michael Gross, one-hit wonder, recap, so bad it's good, Vanilla Ice

Perfect Movies: A River Runs Through It

Writer Norman Maclean published the short story collection A River Runs Through It in 1976 at age 74. Comprised of … More

1992, A River Runs Through It, Brad Pitt, film, fly fishing, Norman Maclean, Robert Redford

Perfect Movies: Paris, Texas

Movies are brilliant constructions of image, sound, and dialogue. Although this seems to be a reductive analysis of what comprises … More

1984, Criterion, film, harry dean stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Paris Texas, Perfect Movies, Wim Wenders

Cult Classics: Cabin Boy

Chris Elliott’s comedic schtick is not for everybody. Having first launched his career as a writer and performer on David … More

1994, Cabin Boy, Chris Elliott, comedy, cult classic, film

10 Beloved 80’s Films That Suck

Film culture from the 1980’s is now known for perfecting the blockbuster, creating the teen movie, and churning out tons … More

1980s, bad movies, Beverly Hills Cop, Dirty Dancing, ET: The Extra-Terrestrial, Fast Times At Ridgemont High, film, Footloose, Revenge of the Nerds, Sixteen Candles, The Goonies

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