The Killer (1989) – The Homoerotic Interpretation of Jeff–Li Chemistry
Since watching John Woo’s landmark gangster action film The Killer (1989), I’ve come across quite a few reviews that see a homoerotic feel to the…
Category: Screenopticals
Of Zodiac Signs and Movie Genres
Some of us keep an astronomical interest in movies. A recent article, however, that I came across proposed that the best movie genres for us…
Buffalo Bill: Laying the Transphobia Noise to Rest
So a couple months back the familiar complaint about Buffalo Bill’s character in The Silence of the Lambs again made rounds on social media –…
Children of Men (2006) – Sci-Fi or Simply Dystopian?
More than 10 years ago, when I first saw Children of Men (2006) in my sci-fi cinema class at the college, my first thought was…
Directorial Ethics: How Much Should Actors Take It?
Film directors can be friendly or bossy, even insensitive and outright cruel. But how far can they go to beat their desired performance out of…
Twin Peaks: The Return (2017), But of What?
David Lynch’s first death anniversary was observed last month with lots of praise showered on his works, notably his last regular feature production Twin Peaks:…
Laura (1944) – Film Noir vs Murder Mystery
Otto Preminger’s Laura (1944) has widely been acclaimed a great noir film and a mystery you can never tire of watching. The latter claim is…
Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie?
It’s the same question everywhere and always, some may still asking it in hopes of getting a real answer while others just to laugh at…
The Matrix: Trans Allegory or Garden-Variety Identity Politics?
Over the past few years, media and the blogosphere have tried to make a case for The Matrix (1999) by the Wachowskis being an allegory…
Is Tom Cruise among Hollywood’s Greatest Action Heroes?
Is Tom Cruise one of the greatest action heroes? Is he great enough to be put up on the Mount Rushmore of greatest action movie…