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As Martin Scorsese has said numerous times, cinema is in danger of going extinct. Whether or not he is right is a question up for debate with constant sequels, reboots and adaptations of plays or books that feel flat as opposed to the source material, its hard to find something original and groundbreaking nowadays. While not everything out right now fits this category it is hard to find those prec...

Art is subjective, that is what separates people from feeling overwhelming emotions or nothing at all and just like this film, it can do the same. We follow the story of Christian, an art curator who's story starts with his wallet and phone being stolen, which devolves into a combination of themes tackling homelessness, hierarchies in society, animal instincts and fear. While this may not be t...

Not everything is what it seems. For a very vague sentence, films can have this seem feeling other than a normal plot twist. There is another form that can take people by surprise and lead you down a rabbit hole of nothingness and deception. While the idea of a red herring has been around for ages, it feels like the idea in film has been around just as long. While misconstrued to be only from noir...

How far are you willing to go to find a part of you that is missing? An animated film that went under the radar for a lot of people in our opinion, we follow the story of Naoufel trying to make a living in this world after his parents tragic passing while simultaneously a hand is trying to find its way back to him. A beautiful story that shows the struggles of living without something and trying t...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but what could be more beautiful than the make up of Ron Perlman as Hellboy? In the world of films the practical effects of makeup can make or break a performance in many ways, if a character doesn't feel like who its supposed to portray it can bring down everything. Today we discuss those lipstick and hairstyles that really brought out the best in characters....

In a long forgotten episode of The Start, we travel down memory lane in one of the first things that Paul Thomas Anderson ever put out. When Douglas tells a story to his friend Sydney we find out how five people are connected by a $20 bill in a very bad way. Even from an early age you could see just how good he was with writing dialogue and editing to create a compelling story. While this may not...

When it comes to being scared of home videos, this one is the winner. A very unique film following the story of Kaylee and her brother Kevin as they look to spend the night downstairs when their parents go missing and all the doors and windows start disappearing. This is a film that uses what it has to great effect with low resolution video and silence throughout the entire film that makes you fee...

When it comes to solving a mystery, sometimes its better to get out before anyone gets hurt. That unfortunately doesn't happen in this classic film as Jake, a private investigator, gets roped in to solve where a husband is running off to at night, which turns into a conspiracy on water suppliers, which then turns into a murder case. This is widely regarded as one of the best Noir as well as films...

Have you ever had a day off and wanted to watch 30 movies in one day but realized how ridiculous that sounds? In the world of short films that is absolutely something that can be done but when you watch that many you kind of have to take the good with the bad. Although easily digestable with a beginning, middle, and end often times with creative freedom there is always some drawbacks to them. As a...

To many people this is not just a film but a life changing experience. When an ominous black monolith appears on the moon a crew of doctors and astronauts search for the original signal on Jupiter. This is one of those films that come around once in a life time with special effects that not only look great to todays standards but even gave people the impression that Stanley Kubrick faked the moon...

In the world of professional wrestling there are only so many years you can take piledrivers and elbow drops before you need to hang up the boots. A natural progression would be the Hollywood side with very similar acting development. Once again Matt guest spots for this one as we discuss the good, the bad, and the in between of acting. As always we want to know some picks that you may have for be...

When a new race is discovered it is unfortunate but most of the time it is met with fear and anger which usually needs someone to make peace, we just didn't know it would be firefighters. 30 years after the burnish came to earth special task forces were made to stop the terrorist group, led by Galo he forms a connection with Lio as they work together to stop an even bigger government conspiracy. A...

The idea of independent usually brings to mind the idea of underground, a rebellion or even freedom but at what point does that underground become mainstream? Today we take a look in the world of indie films and discuss at what point, if ever they hit a stride so big that they became too big for their own good. As always we would love to know what your opinion is as we direct, star and edit for $2...

When you give up one dream to start another there are often sacrifices that must be made. When a young pop star Mima decides to go into the world of acting everything seems fine for a while until she starts having a stalker as well as her mental health spiraling out of control. This is a film with a lot of anime nostalgia of animation that tells a story of what many people in the industry probably...

When you think of the late 90's to early 2000's its hard to not think of one man who skyrocketed into a leading man role in films. While everything was going great for a while, unfortunately a slew of things would take place to ultimately bring to this man down to a depth no one wanted to see. That being said though there has been a new rebirth that we believe deserves to be talked about and we ho...

Learning a trade is something of a dying breed nowadays, but outsmarting mobsters seems to be alive and well in films. A simple man wanting only to be left alone we follow the story of Leonard, a cutter, who becomes caught in the mix of Chicago mob members murders and the notion that they have a "rat".  A film that pays its dues to classic horror, gangster and noir films while adding in some...

In the world of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, Keanu Reeves playing Neo, or Daniel Radcliffe portraying Harry Potter it takes a special kind of actor to make the character really come to life. Today we decided to talk about these actors that bring that X factor to the screen and why we think they nailed it. As always we would love to know what some of your picks would be as we argue over who is the be...

When you go looking for trouble, trouble tends to find you. This is what happens to Sam after falling for his neighbor one night and the next day she completely disappears, sending him on a downward spiral of conspiracies and mysteries. This is an odd film in the A24 filmography having almost no promotion for it, being a mixture of 5 different genres, and ultimately never answering a single questi...

There are a select few people in this world that can say that they direct films, to pick actors, composers, and cinematographers that they wish to work with. We may not have the resources to do it fully but that doesn't mean we can't dream. Today we decided to take a stab at coming up with our own plot with actors that we feel could fill the role. As always we would love to hear some of your idea'...

Revenge is something that can lead you on a dark and terrible path. Kim soo-hyeon knows this all too well after his girlfriend is murdered by a serial killer Kyung. What follows is a cat and mouse chase to find him and make him pay for what he has done over and over again. This is a film that came dangerously close to feeling stale but switched things up in the last hour to draw you back into a cr...

Every now and again you need something to just help you let out any extra emotions that you might be feeling. You could try meditation, boxing, or watch a movie. Today we decided to talk about those films that whether they be designed or just connect with you and hit you right in the feels. As always we want to know what movies make you reach for the tissue box, as we sob like a baby with films th...

Something we weren't sure we would ever do is a religious film, but Dreamwork's sure does know how to make a good one. This is the story of Moses finding out he was not born of Egyptian blood and is intact a Hebrew chosen to free the slaves from their reign. A film that definently sits in a weird gray area between a children's film and a film for adults with heavy scenes and themes throughout. On...

The idea of captivating an audience is something that seems easy to some but to truly get people to believe  in your words is a whole battle in itself. Today we decided to put that to the test by checking out some speeches that gave us the goosebumps in films. As always we would love to know some of your favorites as we rally the troops with our favorite monologues in films.

From the days of silent films to adapting to sound, few have been able to do it as well as Charlie Chaplin. Playing the dictator Hynkel and the barber during an alternate style to WW2 shows a hilarious yet horrifying side to war. In standard Chaplin style, there is definitely slapstick comedy but he's able to evolve it with the times to make a memorable story that everyone should check out if noth...