Apr 19, 2017
In 2010, South Korea's film movement had seen international success for nearly a decade, most notably in the crime and horror genres. Director Jee-woon Kim molded a film to fit into both genres with I Saw the Devil about a secret service agent who is tracking the serial killer who had slaughtered his beloved only to...
Jun 22, 2016
In 2002, Legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki released his much anticipated Spirited Away in Japan and crushed the Japanese box office. The following year, he won the Academy Award for best animated feature. But does the film about a petulant young girl forced to save her parents from a cruel fate in a land filled...
Feb 8, 2015
In 1996, director Danny Boyle adapted a famed novel about drug addiction in Scotland and the generation most greatly affected by it. Starring up-and-comers such as Ewan MacGregor, Jonny Lee Miller and Robert Carlisle, Trainspotting is a film that created unforgettable imagry and even more unforgettable characters....
May 16, 2014
Richard Kelley's Donnie Darko sparked controversy from the moment it was released, dividing critics and film lovers alike with it's otherworldly look and subtext, it's fascination with the physics of time travel and it's iconic mascot Frank. Set in the late 80's, Jake Gyllenhaal's Donnie goes on a personal journey as he...
Welcome to Arthouse Legends Podcast
Mar 21, 2013
Since the beginning of moving pictures, there have been some who have claimed the right to tell others what is considered "art" and what isn't. Over the decades, they have put these movies into lists labeled Top Ten, Greatest Ever Made, or simply The Best. They dangled these movies over the masses, sneer at...