Radar Replay: Cleverly written, ‘Inception’ remains one of Hollywood’s best films
Ever wanted to go back to finish that dream you had? Maybe it's the one where you became a millionaire or one where you were reunited with a lost loved one. But consider the...
Radar Replay: The “Femininity Spectrum” in Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’
Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women” displays, through a modern lens, the various forms of fluid feminine expression, which we have coined “the femininity spectrum.” The femininity spectrum is a term used to identify and...
‘The Wages of Fear’: A ticking time bomb and the damning pursuit of capital
“The Wages of Fear” opens in a barren Latin American town where the skies are clear and the humidity is palpable. The town’s geography is never disclosed, but a plane ticket is seemingly the...
‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’ shares an interesting character dynamic in this must watch 90s...
Most of us, if not all, have had quarrels with our family. Perhaps it’s anger towards not being able to go to a party or getting mad at your parents for not buying you...
Radar Replay: ‘Where the hell have you been loca?’ — The ‘Twilight Saga’ celebrates...
Nov. 21 marks the 14th anniversary of a movie that started a global franchise and caused a cultural shift in how we perceive vampires. The movie “Twilight,” however angsty and problematic it may be,...
Radar Replay: “Dragon Ball” the underappreciated beginnings of a cult classic
“Dragon Ball” is possibly one of the most recognizable and beloved anime of all time. Many think of the sequel, “Dragon Ball Z” (DBZ), when referring to the series overall. It’s fast paced action,...
Radar Replay: ‘Millennium Actress’: A lifetime on the silver screen.
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With a limitless medium in his hands and the ingeniousness to match it, Satoshi Kon produced some of animation’s most unforgettable work. In just nine years, the animator made four feature films, one television...
Radar Replay: ‘Hud’: an underseen classic revisionist Western, still holds its fervor 60 years...
“It don't take long to kill things. Not like it does to grow.” These are the words that Homer Bannon (Melvyn Douglas) utters after he witnesses a brutal execution of his hard-earned livestock in...
Radar Replay: ‘A Cinderella Story’ is a quotable blast from the past
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“A Cinderella Story” (2004) combines the timeless plot of the classic fairy tale with all of the drama of high school. Although there...
‘Pleasantville,’ a deep philosophical take on the fantasy genre
The trapped in TV land trope is one that has been explored many times over in film and television like “Stay Tuned,” “DramaWorld,” “Last Action Hero,” “Galaxy Quest,” “Wreck-It Ralph,” “The Truman Show,” “Space...