1994 Retrospective: The Best Films of 1994
The year 1994 was undeniably a remarkable year for cinema. It was also the year I started to get into film. Even at age 12, my parents were kind enough [...]
6th Annual Defacto Film Awards
As we always do in honor of the Oscars, we are pleased to announce the 6th Annual Defacto Film Awards. This year, we did things even more democratically as opposed [...]
Oscar Predictions 2024
After months of precursor award shows, the Oscars are finally going to be awarded this coming Sunday, March 10. Jimmy Kimmel has the hosting duties for a second year in [...]
Amelia’s Children
If you are a horror fan, you are probably conscious of the contrasts between American and foreign genre films. Mainstream Hollywood productions frequently offer a commercial look and feel, while [...]
Michigan Showcase: Thorns
Thorns, the latest prominent independent horror production from Michigan, features horror icon Doug Bradley (Hellraiser) amidst a classic clash of religion versus science—or, in this case, religion through science. Michigan [...]
The 96th Annual Oscar Nominations
The 96th Annual Oscars will air live from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, March 10th on ABC. BEST PICTURE NOMINEES AMERICAN FICTION Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord [...]
2004 Retrospective: The Best Films of 2004
Being a cinephile at the time, 2004 felt like a minor year after coming off early 2000's that had such releases of the time as Mulholland Drive, Lost in Translation, [...]
The Best Films of 2023-Robert Butler
Just as the movie theater experience started to look gloom again, 2023 was a year where was once again rescued and the moviegoing experience ended up feeling like parties and [...]
The Best Horror Films of 2023
The horror genre continues to impress in terms of quality and financial performance at the box office. In 2023, fans of the dark and twisted savored many high-concept original pictures, [...]
2013 Retrospective: The Best Films of 2013
At the end of 2013, an old friend said 2013 was a year that reflected our cultural crossroads. It was exactly a year after President Obama won re-election that the [...]