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Mortal Kombat II is all at once a spectacularily stupid and extremely fun and entertaining flick; delivering high flying ultra violence, laughs and a surprisingly cogent plot. Tournament of fighters, save the universe, blah blah blah. I went in expecting for it to be a solid two hours of, hopefully, skillfull action choreography with some semblance to the video game's design and tone and it entire

High Quality Trash

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What makes filmmaking feel like “absolute cinema” to me is not necessarily the scale, budget, or big names behind a project, but the feeling you get as a viewer when you can sense the meticulous and intentional choices that were made behind the scenes. The latest example that I've seen of this is Project Hail Mary, where I cried over a rock (if you know, you know). For quite some time now, I've wo

Making Absolute Cinema: Check Her Out!

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IP. Intellectual Property. What a word combination. Play with it (and a thesaurus) for a hot minute, and you get a creepy and fairly accurate snapshot of the current times: Analytical Capital. Intelligent Assets. Logical Ownership. Theoretical Wealth. How does that sound appealing to anyone except suits and bankers?! But in the age of the AI bubble, it’s no wonder the American entertainment indust

IP Monopoly

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There is a deep connection that can be made between a mother and daughter. Not everyone in life gets this bond, but for me, I’ll admit it, my mother is my best friend. Those of us who have this relationship with our mothers, we never want them to leave us. That inevitable truth, the fact of life, that we all will one day die still remains. It becomes our worst fear and the thought of it haunts our

It's Completely Personal and I Felt It

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I lied to my mom for the first time when I was 11. I told her I was going to my friend Sean's house. I picked Sean because our moms weren't friends, so I knew she wouldn't have any follow-up questions. But I didn't go to Sean's house. I went to the bus stop on this dreary January afternoon of 1998. I had some money from Christmas, I think like $25 or something (a fortune to a wee me at 11), which

Spice Boy

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A hopeful criticism of contemporary "filmmaking" and the inability to replicate real cinema in a machine. I’d like to start by posing a question to all the artists reading this article. How close do you feel to the art you create? ‘I Can’t Paint’ by Aarti Shinde Whether it’s an article, a doodle on your grocery list or a project you’ve spent your life working on, chances are that your art is perso

Why people think AI will replace filmmakers (and why it can't)

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I noticed the janitor watching along with me through the window on the editing suite door. It was another late night at Bosa, and I was finishing up work on my fourth year projects. Although it was brief, and through a pane of glass, the connection was nice. I felt oddly connected to someone I’ve seen in passing for four years, yet have only ever briefly spoken to. Does that still make them a stra

Inheriting The Matrix or: How Transformers Taught Me To Stop Worrying and Accept Change

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I think audiences are exhausted by entertainment that’s afraid to feel anything while violently screaming at them with bright, dramatic gibberish at the same time. Never in my life have I had such a hard time remembering a recent movie that I truly loved. Welcome to the age of oversaturated media and doomscrolling culture. After watching so many films, very little amazes me to the point where I ca

Let's Stop for a Minute and be Honest

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Yep, you read that clickbait of a title right. In our world of “I-need-Subway-Surfers-on-half-the-screen-while-RIP-my-granny-she-got-hit-by-a-bazooka-plays-in-the-background-and-vibrant-coloured-text-pops-on-screen-to-focus”, I had to get your attention somehow. I’m not lying, though. This film did change my perspective on life and inspired me as a filmmaker/writer, and I hope it may do the same f

A film you’ve probably never heard of, but may change your life...

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This is my first year helming a Run n Gun project, and it’s gearing up to be a good one. It was intended to be a proof-of-concept for a longer giallo-inspired script I’ve already written, but has since evolved into a completely different beast. It’s a campy 80’s slasher throwback satire with influences ranging from Friday the 13th to Torso, The Love Witch, Dude Bro Party Massacre III, and Garth Ma

The Slasher That Knew What It Was Doing (Before Anyone Else Did)

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You probably haven’t seen any Tamil films. But if in your lifetime, you get a chance to watch one Tamil film, I beg of you to watch Aruvi. Life-changing would not be enough of a word to describe this film for me. One day after school, we got a call from my dad, who is at work. He says that there is this new indie Tamil movie playing in the theatres just for today and tomorrow, and if we want to go

What Is the Point of Having a Daughter If You're Not Going to Name Her Aruvi?

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Out of the two of us, Matilda is, by far, the most unpredictable of the family. This is not a critique or slam on my sister. It's a fact. Matilda, the fire starter, the thief, the kid years ago who started selling pirated DVDs at her high school for no reason at all other than the fact that she was bored, and she wanted money. Back in high school, my parents shook the misdemeanour, claiming it was

A Family Affair: Dinner Party From Hell