The Year of The Robot in Cinema: 2015 Takes Us Back to Technophobia
For years we’ve seen films with plots concerning alien invasions or robots out for revenge on the people of Earth.…
Category: Film
A Leading Man, John Cho, and Selfie
GQ Qi (Jack Yang) is a talented and handsome actor who can’t seem to get a break. That is until…
Why the Short Film Menschen Is Important
The short film Menschen carries its weight as a period piece that involves relevant themes loaded from the past. I…
The Giver and the Rise of the Dystopian Film Genre After 9/11
In the 2000s, more than 30 dystopian films were made in the U.S.: that’s double the number of dystopian films…
From ‘Us’ to ‘Me’: A Look at Wong Fu Productions’ Latest Short Film
Known for their focus on the male perspective, Wong Fu Production’s newest short film, “After Us” takes viewers into the…
Movies that Speak Volumes
Pain and sorrow are the sweet rains flowing across the film of our lives. We dive deep through trust and…
Manakamana: A Film Unseen
The year 2014 brings yet another twelve months of hyperbolic, and over stimulated cinematic spectacle. Following a year of Superhero…
Frozen: The Snow Queen Touched by the Hand of a Disney Princess
In Disney’s Frozen, the audience is introduced to a world that wields both the darkness of Hans Christian Andersen and…
John Carpenter’s Prophetic Visions of the American Police State
John Carpenter’s films, known primarily for their horror themes, inevitably feature pulse-pounding soundtracks, slow-moving camera work and hair-raising jolts to…
Artifacts of Idealism: A Review
In Artifacts of Idealism, director Sean Corbett paints a picture of idealized, obsessive love against the backdrop of Montreal’s Occupy…