2025 marks the 50 year anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws. It was the director’s first commercial film and would end up changing cinema. You might be familiar with the term “New Hollywood”. It’s a term thrown around to talk about the up-and-coming filmmakers of the 1960s and early
With the passing of David Lynch, maybe you're interested in understanding why so many regard him as an influential filmmaker? Twin Peaks might be the most popular thing he’s ever created, but it’s a very slow burn. By slow, I mean the slowest thing I’ve ever watched. Personally, I think his
Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing is a 1989 film that stands as a landmark in American cinema. It's a film celebrated for its bold storytelling, cultural resonance, and profound exploration of racial tensions. Watching Do the Right Thing isn’t just about the entertainment. It becomes an
There is something about Hollywood’s golden age. Many of the films capture the perfect balance of humor, heartbreak, and humanity. This was a time before MPAA ratings. That means every film should reach as wide of an audience as possible. Billy Wilder's 1960 masterpiece The Apartment (watch
David Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia is widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made. For film enthusiasts, history buffs, and those looking to start a career in Hollywood, Lawrence of Arabia offers an experience that is visually stunning, intellectually compelling, and emotionally
At the end of last week's episode of The Pitt, we finally learned what happened to cause Westbridge to shut down. As PTMC preemptively secures itself from a possible cyberattack, the younger doctors and nurses get a trial by fire on how their superiors did their jobs "in the 1900s." With
The trailer for A24's The Drama does a great job of keeping things intentionally vague. We meet Charlie (Robert Pattinson) and Emma (Zendaya), a couple about to get married who seem like they know everything about each other… until they very clearly don’t. One drunken night at dinner with
Cultural phenomena like Elvis Presley simply don't come along very often. As a follow-up to his 2022 Elvis Biopic, energetic director Baz Luhrmann unearthed and restored never-before-seen footage of Presley, including 45 minutes of audio where he discussed his life and work, and made all of
