Author: James Slaymaker

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    Slay-ing It: Why Film Socialisme is One of the Most Important Movies of the 21st Century

    In James Slaymaker’s latest addition to his column, he takes a look at why Jean-Luc Godard’s 2010 film is one of the most important films of the century.

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    The Edge’s Top Albums of 2016: Kanye West – The Life Of Pablo

    James Slaymaker explains why Kanye’s latest is one of 2016’s finest.

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    Slaying-It: Why Rob Zombie is one of the Great Living Horror Filmmakers (Part 2)

    In the second part of his latest column piece, writer James explores the unique techniques used by filmmaker Rob Zombie in his latest film.

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    Slaying-It: Why Rob Zombie is one of the Great Living Horror Filmmakers (Part 1)

    In his latest ‘Slaying-It’ feature, writer James takes a look at why Rob Zombie is such a unique and talented horror film maker.

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    Slaying-It: Why Rob Zombie Is One of the Great Living Horror Filmmakers (Part 3)

    In the final part of his Rob Zombie feature, writer James looks at the filmmaker’s intricate and unique techniques.

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    Review: Fantassút/Rain on the Borders

    Writer James explores Federica Foglia’s short film, which explores the existential and geographical dislocation of refugees.

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    I’m an inspirational English teacher in a teen movie

    An inspirational English teacher from a teen movie gives us a brief rundown on everything he’ll teach us, and what we’ll teach him.

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    In Criticism of: The Neon Demon

    Many of the great American films of the past few decades – Schrader’s The Canyons, De Palma’s Passion, Soderbergh’s The Girlfriend Experience, Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street, Sofia Coppola’s The Bling Ring, and Verhoeven’s Showgirls (which seems to serve as Refn’s ur-text here, the same way Santa Sagre did for Only God Forgives) have […]

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    Music Video Review: Kanye West – ‘Wolves’

    James breaks down Kanye’s new music video release, Wolves.

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    Slaying-It: An Exclusive Profile of Margaret Roberts, An Actress I Want to Bang

    James Slaymaker pens another satirical article for his regular column.

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    Review: Queen of Earth

    Writer James reviews Alex Ross Perry’s impressive new release, Queen of Earth.

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    Notes on News: Kanye made me famous – the music video scandal examined

    Writer James examines the ethics, meaning and even the art behind Kanye’s controversial new music video ‘Famous’.

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    Review: Cemetery of Splendour

    Writer James reviews the creative yet critical representation of Thailand’s oppressive rule in Cemetery of Splendour

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    In Defense of: Knight of Cups

    James Slaymaker defends Terrence Malik’s latest film, Knight of Cups