Best Dystopian Films – While the word “dystopia” can conjure up many associations, it remains somewhat elusive as a stand-alone concept. The Oxford English Dictionary defines dystopia as: “A fictional state or society in which great suffering or injustice exists, usually a totalitarian or post-apocalyptic state or society. Meanwhile, Webster’s Dictionary gives another definition: the … Read more
Best Film Noir – For other film noir enthusiasts, you know it’s difficult to accurately define or describe what film noir is. Once you’ve seen enough of them, you can start to identify them based on the style and common themes that run throughout the film. Best Film Noir The film’s popularity peaked in the … Read more
Top Animation Studios – As animation dominates the entertainment industry through movies, TV shows, anime, and video games, we tend to forget how difficult it is to bring our favorite animated characters to life. All the little details matter and some studios do it better than others. Here’s our take on what we think are … Read more
Best Japanese Movies – Do you want to learn more about Japan through its cultural output? Here is a selection of Japanese films that will open a window and take you directly to its social context. Anyone else like the idea of going to Japan for the movies? If so, From samurai action movies to … Read more
Bruce Brown’s The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. The film documents American surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August as they travel the world during California’s winter (which, back in 1965 was off-season for surfing) in search of the perfect wave and ultimately, an endless summer.
In this bloody long-standing feud, two families seek vengeance against each other as they unmercifully attempt to destroy each other’s loved ones.
in the summer of 1966, in Beloeil, Québec, where a young girl named Élise is enjoying summer vacation. Summer 1966. It’s time to enjoy the summer holiday, total freedom. Suddenly her mother leaves her family to pursue her journalism career in London. Her urge to leave is triggered when she coincidentally listens in on a … Read more
Paris, in the early 1960s. Jean-Louis Joubert is a serious but uptight stockbroker, married to Suzanne, a starchy class-conscious woman and father of two arrogant teenage boys, currently in a boarding school. The affluent man lives a steady yet boring life. At least until, due to fortuitous circumstances, Maria, the charming new maid at the … Read more
Based on Tommy Jaud’s bestselling novel, this comedy focuses on a dispassionate clerk and his set-backs in life. 29-year-old Simon works in a phone shop, but his thoughts just circle around finding a new girl-friend after being left by his last one year ago. While his Croatian cleaner tries to procure him, his efforts to … Read more
At Bertrand Morane’s burial there are many of the women that the 40-year-old engineer loved. In flashback Bertrand’s life and love affairs are told by himself while writing an autobiographical novel.
Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, he heads to sunny Beverly Hills to work the case like only he can.
Jack Hardy is the sole survivor of a mysterious submarine disaster in World War II. Now, in 1981, the ill-fated submarine Scorpion has resurfaced, miraculously intact. Naval Intelligence need Hardy’s expertise to retrace the course and mission that led to her original disappearance. But what’s waiting for them under the grey waters of the Baltic … Read more
The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial command sends top generals and several army divisions to defend it at all costs. The mission quickly degenerates as vital resources and troops are diverted to other islands. After a civilian evacuation ends in tragedy most of non-combatants … Read more
Under Captain Herman, work for each mouse-sailor is more like play. But the fun ends when they bring aboard a castaway who turns out to be Katnip the Pirate.
