Yet another prime example of how great horror doesn't have to be "scary" in the traditional sense. What Georges Franju's film lacks in scares, it more than makes up for in unsettling imagery and darkness.

The film tells the story of a plastic surgeon perfecting a new technique of skin grafts and transplants. In secret, he is using his experimental work to reconstruct the face of his young daughter, Christiane. In an accident we are led to believe was the…

Every now and then, a single film comes along that completely changes the way everyone makes films. In 1967, Bonnie and Clyde represented a film made by film nerds who studied and appreciated the obscure art cinema and inspired an entire artistic revolution. In 1975, Jaws became the first blockbuster, ushering in a new kind of big budget filmmaking and entertainment. In 1993, Pulp Fiction popularized the ensemble, nonlinear, dialogue-driven films. In 2000, X-Men premiered as one of the first…

When you think blaxploitation flicks, Shaft is usually at the tip of everyone's tongues. And for good reason: it's an insanely fun ride that created one of the most iconic black characters in American cinema.

Shaft has a simple enough premise. John Shaft is a New York City cop who doesn't take crap from nobody. One of the big guys down in Harlem hires him to look into the kidnapping of his daughter by the mob, hoping to return her…

I posted a brief review and rating roughly 2 hours ago, after my first viewing. That's right. I watched it twice, back-to-back, same night. That alone should tell you why you need to see Upstream Color.

With this and Primer, Shane Carruth seems to be operating on a whole other level of film mastery. He's managed to craft two incredibly unique films with incredibly dense and labyrinthine plots that would require multiple viewings to understand. Whereas Primer is more a…