Brief History

A Brief History of Movies Shot With Phones

By  Max Covill 

Grab your phone and start shooting. The audience is waiting. 

Who Asked For This? A Brief History of Hollywood’s Forgotten Sequels

By  John DiLillo 

‘Sherlock Gnomes’ isn’t the first, and it won’t be the last.

A Brief History Of Directors Remaking Their Own Films And What We Can Learn From Them

By  Anna Swanson 

From the blatantly unoriginal remake to the beneficial opportunity for improvement, the practice always has interesting results.

Adventure Awaits: A Brief History of Space Opera

By  Kieran Fisher 

As the galaxy celebrates The Last Jedi, we celebrate the unappreciated sub-genre of science fiction that paved the way for our favorite space adventures.

A Brief History of Japanese Horror Movies

By  Jacob Oller 

A Brief History of All the [Expletives] Netflix Doesn’t Give About Its Original Movies

By  Matthew Monagle 

Nobody can explain Netflix’s ‘hands off’ approach better than the filmmakers who worked with the streaming giant.

A Brief History of Cartoons for Adults

By  Natalie Mokry 

With ‘Rick and Morty’ set to return this week, we look at the rise of cartoons with adult sensibilities.

‘Logan Noir’ and A Brief History of the Black-and-White Cut

By  Meg Shields 

In praise of monochrome: why black-and-white remasters aren’t just a gimmick, and what they can teach us about visual storytelling.

A Brief History of the ‘Hangout’ Film

By  Jake Orthwein