“The Asphalt Jungle” – Living in a World Without Rules [Analysis]
“The Asphalt Jungle” is a high-profile film by John Huston, which presents a pessimistic vision of the world and man trying to fight against random and unfavorable fate.
Category: MOVIES – REVIEWS
“The Maltese Falcon” – Loneliness in the Big City [Analysis]
“The Maltese Falcon” by John Huston is a flagship work of cinema noir. It shows the extreme loneliness of a man in the urban jungle and his entanglement in criminal intrigue.
„Rocco and His Brothers” – on Behalf of the Family
“Rocco and His Brothers” by Luchino Visconti is a complex portrait of social change in Italy and at the same time a moving morality play starring Alain Delon.
“La Strada” – the Purifying Power of Love [analysis]
“La Strada” is Fellini’s masterpiece, which is a universal tale of purifying love. Starring Giulietta Masina and Anthony Quinn in the lead roles.
“Bicycle Thieves” – in the Vicious Circle of Poverty
“Bicycle Thieves” is a moving film by Vittorio De Sika that shows poverty as a depraving trap and is a manifesto of Italian cinematic neorealism.
“Pulp Fiction” – Tarantino’s Postmodern Manifesto
“Pulp Fiction” is one of the movies that ushered in the era of postmodernism in American cinema. Tarantino presented here the whole arsenal of his favorite means.
“Chinatown” – the Tale of a Romantic Cynic
Roman Polanski’s “Chinatown” is disturbing in its fatalistic message. The Chinese neighborhood of Los Angeles becomes a model of a world from which there is no escape.
“Snatch” – British Gangster Comedy Phenomenon
“Snatch” by Guy Ritchie is a great gangster comedy with a good cast that features quintessential Britishness and a play on film genres.
“Dog Day Afternoon” – Robbery with a Human Face
Title: “Dog Day Afternoon” Release Date: 1975 Director: Sidney Lumet Cast: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, Chris Sarandon, James Broderick, Carol Kane “Dog Day Afternoon” by Sidney Lumet...
“Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” – Today Real Cowboys are Gone
Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is a cinematic journey to the late 1960s and a final farewell to the era of the traditional American model of masculinity.
“Tristana” – a Story of Lost Innocence
“Tristana” captures Luis Bunuel’s Spanish ancestry, and Catherine Deneuve, playing the title character, shows the moral transformation of her heroine with virtuosity.
“Suspiria” – a Dark Tale in Technicolor [Review]
“Suspiria” by Dario Argento is an outstanding European horror cinema. The Italian horror film is a mix of great music, evocative cinematography and stories straight out of the Brothers Grimm.
