As movie lovers we’ve grown accustomed to collectively wincing every time we hear that a favourite classic is being remade. The same might be true for the upcoming The Magnificent Seven (2016), but let’s not forget that the original Magnificent Seven (1960) was too a…
Directors of Cinema: Episode 2 – Akira Kurosawa
Welcome to another episode of Directors of Cinema, the podcast that highlights the careers of cinema’s most prominent directors. Each week, host Matthew Goudreau and a guest discuss selected works of a director chosen by the guest. On this episode, host Matt…
The Film Canon: High and Low (1963)
[Warning: Spoilers Ahead] Film critics must always be on guard against the temptations of hyperbole. How easy it is to, in a fit of post-credits elation, declare that such-and-such a film is the “greatest ever” or at the very least…