[Starting with this installment, we'll feature some of the most interesting films to grace Korean shores from before the mid 1990s renaissance, which does have its roots (amongst a million other reasons) in late 80s social protest films, the "proto-blockbusters"...

The idea for this T-o-M is simple enough (hell it's probably been done before!)... a list of directors who should make (or should have made) a zombie movie. After all, zombies are the new vampires... or is that the other... More >>

Moviemaking does not solely consist of creativity. To make a good movie a lot of technical skills are needed, and each of these comes with its own rulebook it seems: camerawork, lighting, colors, sound, scriptwriting, storytelling (not the same thing), editing. For... More >>

Soundtracks ... they are probably one of the best kept secrets of movie magic. Even when they don't grab people's immediate attention they remain key to creating a specific atmosphere on film. For those of you who are still skeptical,...

Consider this entry of the T-O-M to build on Ard's previous ode to the Cat III craziness for The Seventh Curse by taking a closer look a camp madness.  The recent  Werner Herzog double bill at the Toronto International...

Sometimes you come across a film so weird, so bafflingly over-the-top in execution, that you can't help but love it no matter how bad it is.  ... More >>

Adolescent gang flicks, coming of age stories, teen rom coms... Ever since Nicholas Ray's REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE or so, movies about the trials and tribulations of teenagers have been a dime a dozen. So why talk about one of... More >>

Much of the film industry operates on a shaky framework of lies - not unlike politics. Similarly, just as politicians don't actually deal in embroidering the truth just for the hell of it, there are often fairly practical reasons... More >>

Ah... Chow Yun-Fat. Talk about someone we'd love to love and hate to hate. Lately his public image seems to be defined by controversial career choices and diva-like behavior, so much so that at the mention of his name I...

With the impending release of the fourth film in what’s become one of my all-time go-to guilty pleasures, the Final Destination series, I thought it might be fun with this ToM to look at a relatively rare species of film... More >>