By Movies can reward people who pay attention, especially when filmmakers hide little details that are easy to miss during a first viewing. A background object, a costume choice, a quick line, or something happening in the corner of the frame can quietly reveal information that becomes much more interesting once
A Deadly Battlefield of Enju
Japanese action cinema is heading back to the great outdoors with ENJU, a new thriller that turns an ordinary school training camp into a brutal fight for survival. The film is scheduled to open nationwide in Japan on March 26, 2027. The story follows students from Mizunara Academy’s Outdoor Activities
4K Blu-ray Review: Mars Attacks!
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“Zodiac” Easily Tops Best Fincher Film Poll
A recent poll has ranked 2007’s “Zodiac” as acclaimed filmmaker David Fincher’s best work, and it’s not even close. Conducted by World of Reel, the site gathered 118 ballots from critics, programmers, filmmakers, and scholars – myself included. Each of us was asked to submit a single title that they
Lindelof On That “Lanterns” Premiere Ending
Complaining or confused about what happened at the end of the series premiere of HBO Max’s “Lanterns”? That’s kind of the point, according to the showrunners. SPOILERS AHEAD FOR THE PREMIERE OF “LANTERNS” The series primarily jumps between two time periods 2016 and 2026. In the 2016 period, Hal Jordan
