Quentin Tarantino has made a name for himself by combining arthouse filmmaking with grindhouse themes. That unlikely juxtaposition marks the Oscar-winning director’s gritty signature style. But ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

It’s easy to take an iconic movie for granted. On the rare occasion when a film’s reputation or pop cultural impact extends beyond its own limits, it’s almost inevitable, in fact, for the movie itself ...

“Breaking Bad” features scenes that leave you downright gobsmacked, and “Pulp” is rife with them — Mia’s overdose, Butch’s girlfriend forgetting his watch, Marvin being shot in the face and the ...