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Why Suspiria is an Enduring Horror Cult Classic
Suspiria is the 1977 cult classic Eurohorror film made by legendary director Dario Argento. In the film we follow Suzy Bannion (Jessica Harper) an aspiring ballerina who travels to Germany from the United States to attend the best…
Read More »Metropolis: A Masterpiece Ahead of Its Time
“Head and hands require a mediator. The mediator between the head and hands must be the heart.” Metropolis is a futuristic city, ruled by its wealthy creater Joh Fredersen (Alfred Abel). His son Freder (Gustav Fröhlich) discovers the…
Read More »Heat: A Treatise on Time and Attachment
” I do what I do best; I take scores. You do what you do best; try to stop guys like me.” Heat is a dissection of opposite sides of the same coin. The film has two protagonists,…
Read More »The Bridge on the River Kwai Shows How Pride and Misplaced Sense of Duty Can Lead to Peril
The Bridge on the River Kwai is director David Lean’s classic 1957 World War II epic set in a Japanese POW camp in Burma. The camp is overseen by Colonel Saito (Sessue Hayakawa) of the Japanese army. Colonel…
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What Ikiru Can Still Teach An Overworked Society Six Decades After Its Release
“They say there’s something noble about suffering and it’s true. Misfortune teaches us the truth.” Studies consistently show that Americans are overworked, over-stressed, and under rested as a result of our workplace culture. In addition to spending more…
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