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Sam Kench

The Many Faces of Song Kang-ho

By nature, character actors rarely ever take center stage and are more often relegated to supporting roles. On the flip side are the stars…

Aug 18

The Many Faces of Song Kang-ho

Aug 18

Sam Kench

How Frostpunk Injects Harrowing Moral Choices into the City-Builder Genre

Frostpunk elevates the city-builder video game genre into a gripping narrative experience complete with harrowing moral choices.

Apr 18

How Frostpunk Injects Harrowing Moral Choices into the City-Builder Genre

Apr 18

Sam Kench

Why The Father (2020) Works So Well While The Son (2022) Doesn’t

Note that the video version of this review includes clips for reference and comparison.

Jun 1, 2023

Why The Father (2020) Works So Well While The Son (2022) Doesn’t

Jun 1, 2023

Sam Kench

Why the Director of Die Hard and Predator disappeared for 20 Years — John McTiernan

Predator: The often imitated never bettered pinnacle of the monster movie sci-fi, horror, action hybrid.

Jan 27, 2023

Why the Director of Die Hard and Predator disappeared for 20 Years — John McTiernan

Jan 27, 2023

Sam Kench

Exposing Serial Plagiarism at Collider (Allegedly)

https://youtu.be/LvNJPkJw_YU

Nov 7, 2022

Exposing Serial Plagiarism at Collider (Allegedly)

Nov 7, 2022

Sam Kench

The Time Sony Faked Positive Reviews For its Own Movies

It’s the summer of 2001, and a new Rob Schneider comedy has just opened in theaters: The Animal. You assume, since it’s a Rob Schneider…

Jul 31, 2021

The Time Sony Faked Positive Reviews For its Own Movies

Jul 31, 2021

Sam Kench

Tyrannosaur — A Grey World For Grey Characters

Tyrannosaur is a bleak film. Perhaps the bleakest you will ever see. This is a crushingly depressing story about abuse, trauma, and the…

Jul 2, 2021

Tyrannosaur — A Grey World For Grey Characters

Jul 2, 2021

Sam Kench

How to Film Chaos

Chaos is a difficult thing to film. What does chaos look like?

Apr 14, 2021

Apr 14, 2021

Sam Kench

The Origins of Bong Joon-ho — Barking Dogs Never Bite

https://youtu.be/R0zTzDnmP6A

Mar 31, 2021

The Origins of Bong Joon-ho — Barking Dogs Never Bite

Mar 31, 2021

Sam Kench

Looking Back at Polytechnique, Denis Villeneuve’s Breakout Film

These days, Denis Villeneuve has established himself as a reliable force for cinematic excellence, but at the time he released…

Mar 21, 2021

Looking Back at Polytechnique, Denis Villeneuve’s Breakout Film

Mar 21, 2021

Sam Kench

Sam Kench

Internationally awarded writer and filmmaker. Author of The Fall of Polite and South of the Mason-Dixon. Video Creator of YouTube.com/BrickwallPictures

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