Yes, this title is a pun on two previous Twitch-O-Meters (this one and this one).   We all know and love stories about fledgling filmmakers scraping together the tiniest of budgets and managing to create an intriguing, sometimes even phenomenally successful... More >>

Nice and simple idea here (I'm sure someone else has already done it); for years gamers have deplored Hollywood plundering their beloved hobby for inspiration and picking all the wrong ideas, with IP after IP farmed out to disinterested...

[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 >>