Don’t call John Fallon a critic. “I hate that word,” he says, whilst drinking a Guinness. “I’m just a guy who throws his opinions out there and that’s it.” Just a guy who just directed his first full-length feature, The Shelter, in January. I first met Fallon on the set of his last scripted work, …
December is Tarantino Month here at SOS, and in the week leading up our January month-long theme of westerns, I thought it would be best to whip up an article spotlighting some films that influenced Tarantino’s long awaited take on the western, Django Unchained. For my money, all of the films listed below are essential …
After all the debates, controversies, and stereotype accusations have cleared, looking back on Blaxploitation cinema today it’s easy to see healthy portions of the crime and action genres. Using these genres and the struggles of the black community, these films were created for those that wanted to see African American characters on the big …