Love, Scientology, and The Occult — Adapted and transformed Kubrick is renowned for his adaptations, often improving on the originals. Eyes Wide Shut is one of the greatest and most underrated films by the director. Based on Arthur Schnitzler’s novella “Dream Story”, there’s no other movie with its aesthetic, choreography, and psychological resonances. A stunning achievement, with music, visuals…

The Academy often avoids movies, even brilliant ones, if they’re too offensive — This isn’t about how bad the films that won were. None of them were. In fact, The Academy doesn’t seem to allow films to win that are bad. They always choose good ones. But sometimes they’re too safe. Often they avoid movies that are dark, scary, or off-putting. Even when…

Borderline torture-porn straddling the delicate line between pain and pleasure prompts an analysis of why we love to be disturbed — In sinister solitude Why should you watch these movies alone? One, it’s somewhat unlikely that you’ll find someone who shares your taste for such dark and disturbing content. …

This article looks deeper into the film with key insights cracked wide open — Occult. Derived from the latin, Occultare. Oculus. The eye. Hidden from sight. Secret. In light of this, it seems that the title itself, Eyes Wide Shut, amounts to a hooded-and-veiled nod to the occult. The film’s constant references to secret societies and other esotericism all but confirm it. I love…

The beauty is that we almost all have this potential in us. — Broken relationships are common but often avoidable. People fall passionately in love for a while, then it doesn’t work out, and they go their separate ways. Sound familiar? But seeing what’s at the center of all this will build your awareness and you’ll be able to see what’s happening so you can change it for the better…

One of film’s greatest genres ranked down to the last drop of blood — Don’t just scare, but also entertain the audience Thrillers are a beloved genre of movies that captivate audiences with elements of murder, sex, romance, intrigue, suspense, plot twists, mystery, betrayal, melodrama, conspiracy, subterfuge, and even didacticism. Thrillers offer a unique and thrilling viewing experience that cannot be found in any other genre. The feeling of excitement and intrigue…

If used skillfully, this AI can speed up writers to the point where fewer of them will be needed for a given workload — It’s like a personal assistant Chat GPT is a hot subject right now. I’m a professional technical and content writer who has had some significant experience with it already. In my opinion, it’s a powerful tool that, if used wisely, can greatly speed up the writing process. With the help of Chat GPT, I cranked…

Highlights from how I started as a side-hustling blogger and became a full-time, professional writer — Do you desire to become a professional writer? The following advice is useful for a variety of jobs but especially applies to writers. Folks like us are in high demand, partly because everyone thinks the field of writing is useless and therefore delves into a different area, and partly because writing talent is somewhat uncommon.

Don’t waste any time on trendy new revenge films until you have seen these classics — Revenge It’s everywhere in film. Movies about paying others back have become reliable sources of entertainment, inspiration, and catharsis. To the point of cliche. But that doesn’t stop it from occasionally leading to great films. Cowboys avenging the innocent as a bloodthirsty excuse to stay in the bounty hunter game. A…