I’m With Terry: Marlon Brando’s Method Performance in ‘On the Waterfront’
How Marlon Brando’s Method acting enhanced ‘On the Waterfront’ and added nuance and sympathy to his character Terry. Essay by Jacob Davis.
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A Career-Saving Change: Katharine Hepburn’s Natural Performance in ‘The Philadelphia Story’
Katharine Hepburn saved her career through adapting a new acting style in 1940 rom-com ‘The Philadelphia Story’. This essay explores how and why she did it. By Jacob Davis.
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Cocaine Bear (2023) Review
‘Cocaine Bear’, from director Elizabeth Banks, isn’t mesmerizing cinema, but it was never expected to be; it is amusing and well made. Review by Jacob Davis.
Read MoreWhere to Start with Martin Scorsese
Where to start with Martin Scorsese, one of the most important Hollywood directors of all time, the fifty-plus year veteran of great gangster films and more. Article by Jacob Davis.
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False Memories – A Pseudo-Documentary (2022) Review
In ‘False Memories’, filmmaker Jack Caffrey brings together an imagined story born from photographs he found and had developed. It’s a pseudo-documentary on life and meaning. Jacob Davis reviews.
Read MoreThe Bob’s Burgers Movie (2022) Review
Animated sitcom ‘Bob’s Burgers’ transitions from television to cinema with the feel-good and family-friendly ‘The Bob’s Burgers Movie’ (2022). Review by Jacob Davis.
Read MoreDobermann (1997) Review
Jan Kounen’s ‘Dobermann’ (1997), starring Vincent Cassel, marks 25 years on the big screen. It is ‘enjoyable with vulgar stylings’ worthy of the international cult spotlight. Review by Jacob Davis.
Read More‘The Godfather’ at 50 – Review
50 years since the release of Francis Ford Coppola’s eponymous gangster film ‘The Godfather’, it maintains its position as one of the greatest American films of all time. Jacob Davis reviews.
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Austin Butler to Star in Darren Aronofsky Crime Thriller
Austin Butler is to lead a new film from Sony Pictures and 'Powers'