journey through cinema

The Hateful Eight (2015)

There is a moment during The Hateful Eight where a character quietly explains the difference between “justice” – wherein the facts are weighed and criminals are given a fair and lawful trial – and, “frontier justice” – where criminals are often shot dead in a fit of rage. “Justice” is orderly and carried out with logic and ensuring the least amount of harm as possible, while “frontier justice” is…

TOP FILMS OF 2015!

Another day, another list.

This time, I’m counting down my favorites from the year – as per tradition – in a video format. This year I decided to focus on narrative feature films (although my favorite documentary is mentioned at the end) released through either a WIDESPREAD theatrical run or some VOD/DVD platform from Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2015.

Hope you all enjoy.

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Most Anticipated Films of 2016

Another day, another list. Today, I’m looking at what’s cooking for next year and give a rundown of what I’m most looking forward to seeing. For whatever reason, some of these have bounced over from last year’s list, but all are currently expected for a release sometime in 2016.

  10 – The Witch 

Who’s attached: Robert Eggers, Anna Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie

Why it’s anticipated: OK –…

Top 25 Films of 2015! from Tyler Reed on Vimeo.

Top 25 Films of 2015! from Tyler Reed on Vimeo.

STAR WARS: The Force Awakens (2015)

In many ways, the massively anticipated, Disney-approved STAR WARS reboot/sequel/franchise launch was a huge success simply because it wasn’t a complete trainwreck.

Director and longtime George Lucas fanboy JJ Abrams (Super 8, Star Trek) seemed to hold all the cards in his hand leading up to the release of Episode 7. He had somehow managed to wrangle up original cast members Harrison Ford, Mark…

Top 10 Albums of 2015 from Tyler Reed on Vimeo.

Top 10 Albums of 2015 from Tyler Reed on Vimeo.

The Bradley Cooper/Jennifer Lawrence duo are at it again with the appropriately-titled Joy, the latest from dramedy favorite David O Russell.  Following the true story of Joy Mangano (Jennifer Lawrence), the Long Island entrepreneur and inventor of the self-wringing “Miracle Mop”, the film tells Joy’s story from childhood through the eyes of her grandmother (Diane Ladd). Through a series of…

Kung Fury (2015 Short Film)

In December 2013 a little home-made trailer hit the internet. It was part of a Kickstarter campaign for Kung Fury, a 80’s themed passion project of director David Sandberg that promised action, ultra-violence, dinosaurs, time travel, nazis, renegade cops, and of course, lots of synthesizer music. The internet went crazy and donated three times the amount Sandberg was asking his fans for.

I’m not…

It seems to be common knowledge these days that we are on the eve of an apocalypse. Global warming, international wars, and the probable pandemic outbreak of some killer disease will certainly spell the oncoming death of humanity. However no event could be at catastrophic as reaching “peak oil”, a theoretical moment in the future where Earth will depleted of all it’s oil resources.

If…