This article will try to give an account of some of the best interpretations of the role of Lucifer in cinematography. As hinted through the title, it will however only consider the human version of the so-called anti-Christ; in other words, it will not be about the red-skin horned and hooved demonic version of said…
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The Book of (denz)ELI
The Book of Eli is a 2010 post-apocalyptic movie featuring Denzel Washington, Mila Kunis and Gary Oldman. In my opinion, while it is not good enough to be considered a masterpiece, the plot consisting in getting a MacGuffin from point A to point B, it does however present some aspects worth writing about. This article…
A Christmas movie to die for
T’was the night before Christmas and all through the house Nothing dared move, not even a mouse; The VCR was playing, John McClane was there, The embodiment of Noel spirit, this I do declare. One of the most iconic movies on the Christmas spirit, and no I am not talking about the usual suspects (the…
A hunt for a good will
Good Will Hunting is a 1997 movie about a genius young man, too impulsive and violent for his own good, and a mentor-figure who will try to help him. The movie stars Matt Damon and Ben Affleck (who incidentally are also the writers) and Robin Williams. There are different facets that could be explored throughout…
Tiffany’s favorite club
The breakfast club is 1985 movie that might even be categorized under the coming-of-age genre. This article will not focus much on the movie itself and will just merely attempt to summarize some of the chore themes it touches; it will nevertheless end up asking a somewhat important question. The premise: for different reasons, a…
The other side of Othercide
With the recent development in Triple-A titles it feels like a big part of the gaming industry has been putting more and more emphasis on profits and less attention to the actual games. It is understandable that gaming is a business and as such it is supposed to produce revenue, but it seems like this…
Wednesday Addams’s cousin
His girl Friday is a 1940 movie categorized as a screwball comedy with Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. While I already wrote a piece on a somewhat similar quirky comedy with Cary Grant (Bringing up Baby), I would argue that the nuances it presents are worth noting and would like to briefly discuss them. The…
Spades in Miami
Hearts in Atlantis is a 2001 movie, based on some short works by Stephen King and featuring Anthony Hopkins. I would say it is a slice-of-life movie with elements of personal growth and with some shades of the supernatural or the surreal (typical in King’s works, although not as accentuated in this case). The story…
A sunrise on Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 noir movie directed by Billy Wilder and starring William Holden and Gloria Swanson; while understandably today’s generation would not necessarily recognize the actress’s name, her presence and importance in the cinematic history is undisputed (google it just out of curiosity). The movie starts in medias res, with the body of…
12 Angry 12 Furious
12 Angry Men is a 1957 “courtroom drama” movie with Henry Fonda. Simply put it is the story of a trial where an eighteen-year-old is accused of murdering his father and the twelve members of the jury must discuss his case. If they deliberate that he is innocent, then he is set free, if proven…