Paprika
Paprika succeeds for Satoshi Kon as a bold and complex blend of dream and technology solidifying him as one of the best animated directors of all time, using imaginative visuals and layered storytelling to create a unique experience that...
Paprika succeeds for Satoshi Kon as a bold and complex blend of dream and technology solidifying him as one of the best animated directors of all time, using imaginative visuals and layered storytelling to create a unique experience that...
Clue is this funny, cult classic mansion mystery with so many flaws yet it thrives on its simplicity, using rapid-fire dialogue, structural playfulness, and absurdity to deliver a chaotic tightly paced experience that walks the fine line...
Excalibur is an ambitious and visually striking telling of Arthurian legend the thoraces on its mythic storytelling and dark fantasy aesthetic, but is held back from being a masterpiece by its uneven performances and often clunky dialogue...
McCabe and Mrs. Miller is a quietly devastating and visually masterful epic revisionist Western that, through its gorgeous cinematography, intelligent performances, and unconventional Altman storytelling, established itself as one of the...
Spawn (1997) captures the look and ambition of the 90s comic book era, but ultimately fails to translate its darker source material into a compelling or well-executed film being its design and a few isolated...
The Big Heat is not just another film noir like the rest, it is the definition of what the noir film stands for. Fritz Lang shows the viewer how a detective thriller should be made, with his use of shadow, camera movement, and pure, direct...
Aftersun is a masterclass in subtle filmmaking and creative camera work, using the idea of memories, absence and ordinary atmosphere to quietly devastate an audience and comment on mental...
For the first throwback Thursday on Twilight Room, we jump 36 years back to 1990s New York, for the campy, satire, original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trilogy. Through three vastly different directors, the films jump from absolute 90s...