Joaquin Phoenix may very well be the greatest actor of his generation. For years, he has played fascinating and compelling characters in a variety of brilliant films from some of the best filmmakers in the business. Two of his regular contributors always bring out the best in him. Paul Thomas Anderson, who brought out Joaquin’s…
Category: Crime
Zodiac (2007)
True crime – one of the most terrifying genres of filmmaking. Maybe not because of the content, but because of the fact that we sit there, tensely remembering how these events actually happened. Most of the time, the films are wrapped up in a neat little bow, giving closure to the audience. Not Zodiac. Zodiac…
Cecil B. Demented (2000)
“Power to the people who punish bad cinema” – that remains one of my core mantras after seeing this very weird film. John Waters took perhaps his most courageous leap of faith with this film – it wasn’t about trailer trash or suburban life in Baltimore. Instead, it was a satire on the film industry…
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007)
Sidney Lumet was a master of cinema. His contributions to cinema are forever cemented in the films he directed – from Network, one of the greatest films of all time, to Dog Day Afternoon, a star-making turn for Al Pacino (which really says something considering he starred in two Godfather movies before this) and everything from play…
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
When cinephiles of the future look fondly to the past, there will be certain filmmakers who have made such an indelible impression, they have changed cinema and the extent to where we can push it. Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Howard Hawks. The one person who would be right on top of that list is Martin…
The Postmodern Pelican 