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Staff Inquiry: Girl Power - Our Favorite Heroines
Staff Inquiry: Girl Power – Our Favorite Heroines

Wonder Woman and Atomic Blonde have proven that women can have strong leading roles; here are more that show our favorite cinema heroines.

Did THE WARRIORS influence video game structure?
Did THE WARRIORS Influence Video Game Structure?

Though released in 1979, THE WARRIORS has a video game structure that would prove as influential to the artform as games themselves.

IT COMES AT NIGHT And The Troublesome Issue Of Misleading Marketing
IT COMES AT NIGHT And The Troublesome Issue Of Misleading Marketing

It Comes at Night advertises itself as horror, but is in actuality a more atmospheric, spine-tingling thriller; here’s why this was an issue.

Why PASSENGERS Is Not The Misogynistic Fantasy It Is Accused Of Being

Passengers, upon release, was panned as a misogynistic fantasy; but here’s why it might actually be more progressive than that initial take.

Romantic Comedies: They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To
Romantic Comedies: They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To

Gone is the heyday of the classic 90’s romantic comedy, but why is it that so many contemporary romantic comedies fail?

The Art Of Adapting GRAND THEFT AUTO Into A Movie
The Art Of Adapting GRAND THEFT AUTO Into A Movie

If done right, a Grand Theft Auto adaptation would be thrilling, hilarious, and could be one of the most ambitious adaptations ever produced.

Mulholland Drivel or Mulholland Thrive? Lynch Gets The Take Two Treatment
Mulholland Drivel Or Mulholland Thrive? Lynch Gets The Take Two Treatment

In this installment of Take Two, Robb Sheppard reconsiders David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive after a less-than-satisfying first viewing.

The Epic Legend Of ABRAHAM LINCOLN VAMPIRE HUNTER
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER: An Epic Legend

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter shocks and surprises as it makes you think twice about Lincoln’s true identity.

Video Game Adaptations: Why Silent Hill The Movie Worked
Video Game Adaptations: Why Silent Hill The Movie Worked

The Silent Hill movie was a fun movie with its own story, while still holding onto a level of faithfulness from the video games.

So-Bad-It's-Better-Than-Mediocre: On The Craft & Language Of Trash Films
So-Bad-It’s-Better-Than-Mediocre: On The Craft & Language Of Trash Films

If we can accept aesthetic subversion as a form of commentary or aesthetic, why do we still consider trash films as some sort of failures?

The Nominated Film You Might Have Missed: GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
The Nominated Film You Might Have Missed: GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK

In our latest entry of The Nominated Film You May Have Missed series, we discuss the 2005 political drama Good Night, and Good Luck.

Sarcasm & Sincerity In Terry Zwigoff's GHOST WORLD
Sarcasm & Sincerity In Terry Zwigoff’s GHOST WORLD

Enid and Rebecca’s ironic appreciation of pop culture in Terry Zwigoff’s 2001 cult film hides an insightful look at young adulthood.

Rendering Unto Caesar: The Will To Power In The PLANET OF THE APES Franchise
Rendering Unto Caesar: The Will To Power In The PLANET OF THE APES Franchise

The Planet of the Apes films have made us wonder about the price of power, and how humans will do everything to get it – will the third do the same?

Dinner With Dames: Dinner #9, With Lawrence Kopeikin (Recap)
Dinner With Dames: Dinner #9, With Lawrence Kopeikin (Recap)

For Dinner With Dames #9, Cinefemme gathered a group of women filmmakers to dine with Lawrence Kopeikin, entertainment attorney at Morris Yorn.

A Summer Box Office Forecast - Part 2
A Summer Box Office Forecast – Part 2

In the second of a series for 2017, we take a run-down through the box office potential of several high-profile summer movies.