Review: Brighton Rock
Noirs are hard to come by in this day and age, although we here at Flixist are big fans of the genre. For ...
Terrence Malick, Sean Penn don’t understand Tree of Life
Although the announcement of another Terrence Malick film can certainly be seen as exciting, let us not forget about the travesty that was Tree ...
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Flixist Discusses: The Secret Friend
The Secret Friend is a short film by independent writer-director Flavio Alves. Because it is fifteen minutes (or one-eighth the run time of your ...
Harry Potter director and writer set to adapt The Stand
I will say it now: The Stand is Stephen King’s best book. Or, the Complete and Uncut Edition is, anyway. It’s also one of ...
Rise of the Planet of the Apes sequels might not suck
I was in the minority with my dislike for Rise of the Planet of the Apes, but I stand by every word I ...
The necessity of visual consistency (and why CGI sucks)
Imagine you were born in the final decade of the 1800s. You are alive just at the birth of cinema. You see moving ...
Bellflower makes money, completely deserves it
Bellflower is easily one of the best movies of the year (if not the best), but it only received a two screen release ...
Devaluation of the Oscars continues with honorary awards
The Academy Awards suck. Want proof? BAM! If that’s not good enough for you, then maybe this news will convince you. Three honorary ...
Shortlist of directors Fox wants to Die… Hard 5
Four directors are being looked into as potential talent to head the upcoming follow-up to the cinematic masterpiece that wasn’t Live Free or ...
For one night, Tony Montana will return to the big screen
Do you like Cubans, cursing, and cavalcades of cocaine? Well, then you’ve probably already seen Scarface. However, there’s a pretty good chance you ...
Review: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
There have now been two reboots of the classic Planet of the Apes franchise in the past decade. The first, starring Mark Wahlberg ...
Rob Cohen set to direct Korea’s biggest budget film ever
I think I have made it pretty clear that I am a big fan of Korean cinema. Unfortunately, I now have to add a ...