Director Ana Lily Amirpour Talks ‘Mona Lisa And The Blood Moon,’ Being Mesmerized By Jeon Jong-Su & Working With Kate Hudson: “She’s A Warrior” [Interview]

Ana Lily Amirpour's films most certainly have fairy tale-like qualities to them, but they are also acutely aware that life is not a fairy tale in reality. A master of using genre as aesthetically escapist, expressive eye candy -- brandishing a cinematic skillset bellying a breadth of meaning -- critics and cinephiles have an understandable … Continue reading Director Ana Lily Amirpour Talks ‘Mona Lisa And The Blood Moon,’ Being Mesmerized By Jeon Jong-Su & Working With Kate Hudson: “She’s A Warrior” [Interview]

Jordan Peele’s Terrific Third Feature ‘Nope’ Pairs Hollywood Showmanship With Sensational Genre History [Must Watch]

“The cinema’s screen is Athena’s polished shield.” Broken into 3 distinct sections, Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude’s sensationalist exploitation satire, "Bad Luck Banging, Or Looney Porn," remains one of the most daring movies made about post-pandemic outrage. Definitions of terms ranging from “blowjob” to “cinema” are presented in visual dictionary form; a juxtaposition of images and … Continue reading Jordan Peele’s Terrific Third Feature ‘Nope’ Pairs Hollywood Showmanship With Sensational Genre History [Must Watch]