The Great Directors Who Went To The Extreme
An exploration of the ethics behind extreme filmmaking tactics. Read More
September 14, 2017
Jake Orthwein
Writer, filmmaker.
How ‘Baby Driver’ Exemplifies The Best of Genre Cinema
Edgar Wright's latest film isn't getting enough credit for its strong storytelling. Read More
August 12, 2017
How the ‘Game of Thrones’ Showrunners Found their Footing
We often forget the relative obscurity from which the 'Game of Thrones' showrunners emerged as they entered Westeros. Read More
August 2, 2017
‘Dunkirk’ and the Experience of Time
“Time, printed in its factual forms and manifestations: such is the supreme idea of cinema as art.” - Andrei Tarkovsky Read More
August 2, 2017
Freedom, Hypocrisy, and ‘The People vs. Larry Flynt’
A look back at the story of an outsider who stood up for our freedom (to peddle smut). Read More
July 5, 2017
The Origins of Hollywood’s Obsession With Disaster
Every blockbuster wants to destroy the world. We explore where that impulse comes from. Read More
June 24, 2017