The Promised Land (Bastarden) I have often found that anything that Mads Mikkelsen is in is usually great and if it is not, it’s not his fault. I say that realizing that I’ve never seen a Danish film of his. So this was my first Danish language film of his. […]
Ben Chambers
Film enthusiast and writer based in New Jersey. Fan of Classic Hollywood, Pre-Code, Western Animation, Anime, and Sci-Fi.
Twentieth Century (1934)- An Underrated Screwball Comedy (Review)
Howard Hawks is, in my opinion, one of the best filmmakers to come out of Hollywood. He could easily switch between genres, cranking out comedies and dramas that both audiences and critics loved. His filmography includes Scarface (1932), Bringing Up Baby (1938), Only Angels Have Wings (1939), His Girl Friday […]
Strange Days (1995): The Future and Racial Tensions (Opinion Piece)
Strange Days (1995) remains an anomaly. A story from the mind of James Cameron, it is Kathryn Bigelow’s first film since Point Break and it starred a post-Schindler’s List Ralph Fiennes. But it went all wrong. It was a box office bomb and is most likely the reason that Bigelow’s […]