Here at Cinephile City, we like to run a regular column called Movie of the Moment, where we talk about how a given film perfectly defines the era in which it was released. Well, looking at the imminent release of SPECTRE, we realized that just about every James Bond film is a movie of its moment. So we’re celebrating James Bond Week with Movie of the Moment pieces all week long, each about a different Bond film. Enjoy!
Continue reading Bond Goes Blaxploitation With Live and Let Die
Here at Cinephile City, we like to run a regular column called Movie of the Moment, where we talk about how a given film perfectly defines the era in which it was released. Well, looking at the imminent release of SPECTRE, we realized that just about every James Bond film is a movie of its moment. So we’re celebrating James Bond Week with Movie of the Moment pieces all week long, each about a different Bond film. Enjoy!
Continue reading Goldfinger and Connery’s Contemptuous Cold War
Alchemy, 2015
Writer: Gaspar Noé
Director: Gaspar Noé
Out of 5: 2.5
City Council is our regular feature in which we discuss an issue that one of our writers notices in the world of cinema. This week’s argument:
Resolved: Cabin in the Woods’ deconstruction of the horror genre is superior to Scream’s.
Continue reading #2 Cabin in the Woods vs. Scream: the Debate
Like any city, Cinephile City runs on debate. City Council is our regular feature in which we discuss an issue that one of our writers notices in the world of cinema. Today is the Opening Argument; tomorrow is the Debate. This week’s argument:
Resolved: Cabin in the Woods’ deconstruction of the horror genre is superior to Scream’s.
Once a week for the past six years – a streak that could not be interrupted even by Superstorm Sandy – the New York Movie Klub has gathered its 20 or so members to share a film with each other. Cinephile City’s Mark Young is a member of the Klub, and every Monday he will share the previous week’s movie here.
Universal, 2015
Writer: Ryan Landels
Director: Jon Chu
Out of 5: 2
They say history is written by the winners. Well, that was before the Internet. Our regular column And The Loser Is… looks at memorable movies that didn’t quite grab the brass ring.
Once in a while, the Cinephile City team detects the need for a couple of similar or competing films to have it out in a bare-knuckle, winner-takes-all bout for critical glory. For this round of THROWDOWN, guest contributor Joel Schlosberg pits two documentaries about comedy greatness against each other and reveals that one of ’em isn’t so tough after all.
Continue reading THROWDOWN: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead vs. Live From New York!
Sometimes there’s a movie … I won’t say classic, because what’s a classic? But sometimes there’s a movie — and I’m talking about the subject of this column, here — sometimes there’s a movie, ah, it’s the movie for its time and place. It fits right in there. It’s time for Movie of the Moment.
Continue reading Times Square and the Grimy Era of New York City
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