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The Phantom of the Opera – A Lasting Legacy 100 Years Later

Jason RhodeJason RhodeJune 8, 2025

Christine Daaé wakes up not in her dressing room but to hear the sound of the organ. Getting her bearings, she creeps from the chamber, following the organ. When she comes around the corner, she sees the mysterious man playing, the one who is her ... Read More

The Anatomy of a Remake: Nosferatu

Scout HinsonScout HinsonFebruary 12, 2025

The hellish vampire had a miniature revival with the 2024 Robert Eggers film Nosferatu. This is one of many retellings of a gothic tale over two centuries old. Looking back, the original Nosferatu is a German Expressionist film released in 1922 in Germany and 1929 ... Read More

Nosferatu: A Century of Horror

Dana HeathDana HeathMarch 15, 2022

Some concepts are older than they seem. ‘Breaking the 4th wall’ is considered a television term, yet authors as old as Shakespeare, Cervantes, and Chaucer have used that concept in their work. Likewise, obscure knock-off films have gained notoriety as being, say, the ‘Turkish Star ... Read More

Empathy Inc (Movie Review)

Dana HeathDana HeathSeptember 9, 2019

The Nineties ended long ago, yet the appeal of virtual reality lives on. The likes of Oculus Rift, PS VR and VIVE let people play the kind of VR games people could only dream about back in the past. Even beyond the machines themselves, there ... Read More

Lung (Movie Review)

Marieval YebraMarieval YebraSeptember 12, 2017

Initially released in the winter of 2016, Lung, also known as Lung II, is not only written and directed by Phil Stevens (Flowers 2015) but he also takes center stage as the lead in this Black & White Independent film. Available on VOD and DVD since March ... Read More

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