If academy awards could be given for the dominance of a decade then Francis Ford Coppola would without contest have been the greatest director of the 1970’s. Patton (1970) , Godfather I (1972), Godfather II (1974) and Apoca... more
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Having a sense of homogeneity, the japanese really consider themselves uniformly middle class. And while that was outstandingly true for many years, Japan’s economy is distorting, while not exactly deteriorating. As corpor... more
[img]/ul/user/1/167391-213127-guysjpg-620x.jpg[/img] The 1970s movie Kelly´s Heroes is one of the best things ever created by man and i will attempt to tell you why here and hopefully make you want to watch it. The first th... more
Contrary to popular belief, you can do things in bars other than just drinking and trying to impress the opposite sex. In fact the social aspect involved in hitting the downtown scene takes many different forms - many of them... more
t's interesting to consider the massive array of talent that was suckered into the franchise. The fire was kick-started by Ridley Scott, a man who would go on to do incredible things with the sci-fi genre. James Cameron th... more
[img]/ul/user/1/167391-212935-21spikejeremyron0jpg-620x.jpg[/img] So for those that have been listening to the flixist podcast for the fast few months may have noticed a small recurring segment where they invite the insane v... more
[url=http://blogossus.wordpress.com/2012/09/17/alien-the-protagonist-paradigm/][/url] What do you think of when I say 'classic strong female heroine'? Some of you literature folk will raise your fingers towards the likes ... more
From Bogart and Cagney to Pacino and DeNiro. A lot of great gangster tough-guys have come and gone over the years. However none were as realistically convincing, and menacingly similar in life; to the cut-throats, mobsters ... more
Through its entertainment, Japan has put the school life on the forefront. Particularly through manga, and thereby, anime, where even its masterpieces cannot escape a healthy dose of scenes in schools. Mental images of the ... more
I am so so sorry for dying for the past few... months. I apologize so so much. Consider this my 'comeback' because I've given up video-game journalism for filmy stuff instead. Expect more and more of ME around these parts. more
So, it came to me the other day that there's a certain lack of creative ambition when it comes to mainstream film-making, it certainly seems like there are now more small-time films being made than ever on niche subjects but ... more
[i][/i] “Breaking Bad” certainly knows how to get me thinking. While this isn’t the I’ve written about the show, this blog actually applies to my life in a better way than before. I still haven’t murdered anyone... more
If you follow me on , you probably have seen me live-tweet really shitty kids movies such as and . Fellow editor Nick Valdez quickly shot back that he wanted more of these live-tweet sessions, and that got me thinking. "Wh... more
In this vaguely threatening series i will be talking about some of my favorite movies and why i feel you should give them a chance, perhaps you will love them like i do or perhaps you will hate them. Either way they will w... more
 The family is the most basic (and important) unit that composes society. It maintains or breaks the status quo, eradicates or creates traditions. Japan, in that aspect, is under change. The traditional concept of a f... more
Square-Enix's SLEEPING DOGS feels like a game made especially for people like me. Since the very first teaser released late-2009 involving a foot-chase in Hong Kong's inner city – while still under Activision's title TR... more
As a nation and as a society, the japanese consider themselves homogeneous, classless, prioritizing the group above the individual; and only as a collective, the real efforts for distinction and differentiation begin. The... more
Not dead. Maybe a filmy essay soon. I know I promised to write every week. Many sorries. Busy busy with university applications. x Nathan more
The 1984 David Lynch Dune is... troublesome. I truly love the movie even with its faults because for every fault it has something supremely awesome is there to even things out. Sadly few people i talk to seems to have actu... more
[url=http://blogossus.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/the-dark-knight-rises-ideology-of-hope/][/url] [center][/center] So that was pretty good. Better than good? Not sure. It feels like a completely disconnected film yet famil... more
Recently, it was announced that ,, , and were receiving the small screen treatment. This isn't entirely new, as the latter two have already been re-imagined for television in the 90's. As a kid, I remember watching along ... more
There are plenty of people out there who think a disability is a liability. However, Hollywood often proves that an individual suffering from either a physical or mental condition is just as capable as the common man. This is... more
I LOVE martial-arts cinema. I have a special appreciation for those who go through much pain for our viewing pleasure. As someone who studied a little bit of Taekwondo and Krav Maga, I understand the dedication and discipline... more
So, I joined Flixist about a week or so ago, and have been mulling over what I want to write my first blog here about, and after discarding my initial ideas – the metric system, elephants, how David Hasselhoff gets his hair... more
After seeing The Avengers for the second time, and possibly loving it even more than the first, the above mentioned companies (or single company, depending on how you look at it) should be hanging their heads in shame over th... more
Batman Begins June 15, 2005 (Theatrical) Christopher Nolan David S. Goyer Christian Bale, Cillian Murphy, Gary Oldman, Katie Holmes, Liam Neeson, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman Annnnnnd we're back! And finally it's tim... more
Once again I'm joined by by , and of and host of . In this episode we talk about the film The Amazing Spider-Man, Troma, Garfield (a lot), and Mega Man. We discuss a link that Stevie sent us about Garfield creator Jim D... more
I have a confession to make. Until very recently, I had never seen Jet Li’s “Fist of Legend.” What put we off were internet descriptions that labeled the movie “A Remake of Bruce Lee’s �Fist of Fury.’” Seein... more
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