Alcoholism has been destroying the lives of promising people for decades and the fear and pain that it illustrates for its victims has always been portrayed in cinema with the greatest respect and commitment to the damaging effects it grows. Perhaps the impact that drugs have has been embodied to a more pivotal stage with films like Christiane. F providing the viewer with scenes of a graphic nature, but with alcohol it’s a completely different territory and Smashed is a…

Maniac, released in 1980 and directed by William Lustig, is a film of derangement and an irresistible foreshadowing of the depraved souls alive on earth, but it’s a film that doesn't expand on the social awareness and disturbing message it hints at. Instead focusing heavily on the exploitation aspect of a serial killer character study, Maniac, through the use of Tom Savini’s legendary work, fills itself full of gore and a frantic tone is left throughout the film. In so…

Time and time again I've considering introducing myself to the Star Trek galaxy, universe, whatever you call it, but I've always been distracted. With the impending release of the most awfully titled film in years Star Trek Into Darkness, I can no longer put the legendary franchise off. Truth be told, my pre-existing knowledge of what exactly a Star Trek movie entails is about as non-existent as Baz Luhrmann’s logic when adapting a novel.

So there I was sitting down…

Steven Soderbergh is one of cinema’s greatest innovators of all-time; a man constantly challenging himself with unique, startling visions of his created universes, and someone who keeps his audiences fascinated no matter the subject matter. From the early days of something as mentally powerful as Sex, Lies and Videotape to the action-packed Ocean’s Eleven, Soderbergh is a great testament to the dynamism of a director’s work in this world of cinema we found ourselves in today. Much more forgotten in…