“The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest as it conveys emotions and moods that no other art form can hope to tackle.”
— Stanley Kubrick
 
A Clockwork Orange is a vile representation of the vulgar happenings of the real world, and nothing more than an utter masterpiece. Directed by Stanley Kubrick in 1971, the film follows Alex (Malcolm McDowell) and his droogies (another word for ‘friends’ in the Nadsat language, which…

Soul is the best Christmas gift that Disney/Pixar could have given to the world. Jamie Foxx is actually great in this. The music is absolutely phenomenal, and the animation is great. Pixar has gone far since Toy Story (1995) in terms of animating people. The plot is superb; this is the most beautifully meaningful movie I’ve seen in a while, and certainly one of, if not the most meaningful film by Disney! My only critique is that the beginning is paced…

“Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.”
— Sir Charles Chaplin

Silent films are great; one could argue that they are better than some “talkies.” They can convey the same messages as talkies through physical acting and music, in varying genres: drama, horror, and most commonly, comedy. Of all the silent film stars, there is one which people typically talk about most: Charlie Chaplin, and of all the films made by Chaplin—Silent or otherwise—there…

“I don't know what space exploration will uncover, but I don't think it'll be exploration just for the sake of exploration. I think it'll be more the fact that it allows us to see things. That maybe we should have seen a long time ago. But just haven't been able to until now.”

First Man is out of this world... get it?! This film has been on my watchlist since I first watched Whiplash (2014), seeing as though both were directed by…