Tagged David Fincher

Herman J. Mankiewicz is not anybody’s first choice for a prestige Hollywood biopic. He may have co-written one of the greatest films of all time, Citizen Kane (and that’s debated), but to most people the...

“Ernest Hemingway once wrote, ‘The world is a fine place and worth fighting for.’ I agree with the second part.” So concludes Morgan Freeman’s character in the final moments of Seven. On paper,...

So you're a director, you've made your genre-defining debut picture, and now it's time to convince the viewing public that your film blows the other cinematic dross out of the water. But how do you prove it?...

We hate to break it to all the 14-year-old boys and alt-right shitheads out there, but Fight Club is not the best film ever made. Nor is it David Fincher’s best film. The same is true of Se7en, The Social...

At this point, one can only imagine the DC Extended Universe is built upon an ancient Indian burial ground. This riposte to the Marvel Cinematic Universe has tripped over three critical paving stones since...

1. Bonham Carter, Hathaway and Rihanna dive into Ocean’s 8 It’s seven down, one to go for Ocean’s 8. The Gary Ross-directed reboot could already count Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett on board and now...

Who doesn't like movie trivia? As one of the founding pieces of this site, we're going back to our roots to enlighten you once more with some of the best trivia the world of cinema has to offer. Without...

It's a tired debate but Gone Girl begs the question: is a faithful adaptation the best adaptation? Gillian Flynn's novel is the mystery du jour, a missing person’s case fit for a pessimistic...

We've had a week to come down. A week to talk about how great Cate Blanchett and Lupita Nyong'o were, how, er, unique Kim Novak's presentational style was, and how incredibly predictable the Academy Awards...

In 2004, Shane Carruth stunned the film industry with his visionary debut, Primer. Taking a meticulous and realist approach to the ever-popular sci-fi theme of time travel, his singular vision earned him the...