Joaquin Phoenix is the most consistently surprising working actor because he doesn't repeat himself Pinned to Film Discussion Xia Wright @darksage82 ◉ · 1mo ago 14 23
Birdman's fake one-take structure achieves something that a real one-take couldn't Pinned to Film Discussion Xia Wright @darksage82 ◉ · 2mo ago 1 464
Some films are perfect on first viewing and hollow on second — name them Tina Nelson @ironlink70 ★ · 24d ago -23 10
The best film marathon themes go beyond genre — try chronological cinematography evolution imgur.com/gallery/abc123 Paul @megatiger649 ✦ · 25d ago 0 38
Underrated: Yi Yi (2000) is three hours long and feels like ten minutes Hope Hall @cyberpixel ★ A · 26d ago 13 3
The Coens marathon: ranking all their films is genuinely impossible because they're all different kinds of great Kate Young @dawnnode ◉ MOD · 1mo ago -1 13
Aspect ratio is an artistic choice and streaming services cropping films should be a crime Hope Scott @freshrunner ◉ R · 1mo ago 0 134
The shift to digital cinematography is an aesthetic change as significant as the shift from silent to sound Xia Wright @darksage82 ◉ · 1mo ago 0 41
Underrated: Padmaavat (2018) is technically remarkable even if the narrative is contested Anonymous · 1mo ago 0 151
There's a category of film that only works if you watch it alone at night github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/12345 Locked Cruz Weber @silver_diver ✦ · 1mo ago 39 22
A Kurosawa marathon in release order reveals an artist who kept reinventing himself Clara Torres @bluesailor ★ F · 1mo ago 11 267
The films I've rewatched the most are rarely my favorites — what does that mean? Sam Smith @macrosmith A · 1mo ago 1 10
Underrated: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring is what slow cinema is actually for Uma Kim @cyberstorm ★ · 1mo ago 7 0
Color grading has replaced lighting as the primary tool for controlling mood and that's a loss Xia Bell @cool_pixel ★ · 1mo ago 0 314
What makes a film rewatchable is distinct from what makes a film good Cruz Lee @coolstack ◉ ADMIN · 1mo ago -4 4
An Akira Kurosawa vs John Ford double feature reveals more similarities than differences Leo Carter @mega_wave88 ◉ · 2mo ago 21 246
Underrated: Zodiac is probably David Fincher's best film and it's never his first one mentioned Isla Wright @macrosage40 ◉ · 2mo ago -2 298
1917 is the most technically impressive one-take (fake) film since Rope Quinn Nguyen @brightowl ★ · 2mo ago 18 66
Deep focus photography changed what audiences could read in a single frame Clara Torres @bluesailor ★ F · 2mo ago 10 9
Watching all of Tarkovsky's films in a weekend will change you in ways you can't predict Clara Tanaka @freshhawk ★ · 2mo ago 0 226
Anamorphic lens flares are now a signifier of craft even in films that don't earn them Locked Uma @neo_leaf489 ◉ · 2mo ago 19 186
Overrated: The Grand Budapest Hotel is Wes Anderson's most visually appealing and least emotionally resonant film Xia @goldcoder ◉ · 2mo ago 9 2