Among the biggest negative effects of the auteur theory is the idea that filmmakers are…
The Film Canon
A series of articles and reviews of older movies that have entered, well, the film canon, for being creatively or culturally important. Everything from Citizen Kane to The Breakfast Club to Fargo to The Dark Knight. So we can all create a diverse list of essential movies for the young folk cinephiles to watch
The Film Canon: Funny Games (1997)
Upon first viewing of Funny Games I was certain this was a film made by a…
The Film Canon: Phone Booth (2002)
Just because you can’t make something work right now, doesn’t mean it won’t work out somewhere…
The Film Canon: Munich (2005)
Munich is a historical epic boasting an identity crisis. It’s an angry, vengeful and violent…
The Film Canon: My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
I was a late bloomer in the school of Hayao Miyazaki. All things Studio Ghibli…
The Film Canon: Sideways (2004)
The biggest compliment I can give Sideways is that it is unconventional. Reading the plot…
The Film Canon: Schindler’s List (1993)
We all have at least one class in school that has subsequently changed our lives. Maybe you…
