Oktay Ege Kozak, Author at The Playlist

Documentary ‘Floyd Norman: An Animated Life’ Is A Godsend For Disney & Animation Fans [Review]

September 1, 2016 5:03 pm

It should go without saying that “Floyd Norman: An Animated Life,” a lovingly crafted biographical documentary about one of the most beloved, talented, hard-working, and experienced animators in Disney history,...

‘The People vs Fritz Bauer’ Is A Terrific, Emotionally Engaging Post-Holocaust Thriller [Review]

Oktay Ege Kozak

August 18, 2016 3:19 pm

Reviews

In many ways, “The People vs Fritz Bauer” is a smaller scale version of Steven Spielberg’s underrated “Bridge of Spies.” Both films are based on true stories of courage during the mid-20th Century. The main dif...

‘The Model’ Is A Mirthless Melodrama Set In The World Of Fashion [Review]

Oktay Ege Kozak

August 12, 2016 5:03 pm

Reviews

“The Model” takes its classic melodramatic premise and almost goes out of its way to cram it full of stale tropes while making sure that nothing original or unique is said. This is so much the case that the fil...

Exploring The 27 Pages Cut From The ‘American Beauty’ Script

Oktay Ege Kozak

August 3, 2016 3:53 pm

News

The late '90s Battle of the Suburban Dysfunctional Family Dramas was an interesting time for film lovers, with many movies in the genre to choose from. Even though the prestigious 1999 Best Picture Oscar winner...

The Rise And Fall Of Hollywood [Watch]

Oktay Ege Kozak

August 1, 2016 3:46 pm

News

Some people (this writer included) take their love of cinema to an entirely new level by studying film history and theory for a whopping four years as a college major, which has as much practical real world app...

Wrestling Documentary ‘Lucha Mexico’ Is More Information Than Emotion [Review]

Oktay Ege Kozak

July 15, 2016 4:48 pm

Reviews

The opening credits of “Lucha Mexico,” an informative and engaging documentary about the Mexican professional wrestling world, proudly displays the colorful stage names of the wrestlers in big blocky letters, i...

‘Breaking A Monster’ Is An Insightful And Brave Look At A Rising Heavy Metal Monster [Review]

Oktay Ege Kozak

June 30, 2016 4:29 pm

Reviews

Near the end of “Breaking A Monster,” one of the three twelve-year-old kids who form the hip, new, and almost famous heavy metal band Unlocking the Truth complains to the filmmakers that he can’t play "Grand Th...

Watch: In-Depth Dissection Of The Coens’ Postmodernism In ‘Miller’s Crossing,’ ‘Barton Fink’ & ‘The Hudsucker Proxy’

Oktay Ege Kozak

June 27, 2016 4:10 pm

News

A big chunk of the Coen Brothers’ filmography can be described as post-modern farce with touches of surrealism, forever in a limbo between slapstick and hard drama. Their unique approach to injecting contempora...

‘Eat That Question: Frank Zappa In His Own Words’ Is A Doc For Fans & Newcomers Alike [Review]

Oktay Ege Kozak

June 24, 2016 4:00 pm

Reviews

In 1963, a young Frank Zappa appeared on “The Steve Allen Show,” where he used drumsticks and a bicycle to create a vibrant cacophony of sounds that must have been equally aggravating and fascinating to the gen...

‘The Final Master’ Is A Captivating & Meditative Marital Arts Drama [Review]

Oktay Ege Kozak

June 3, 2016 3:19 pm

News, Reviews

When it comes to mainstream modern martial-arts flicks, Western audiences have become jaded as they expect rapid-fire fight scenes full of downright supernatural moves that defy the rules of physics, while givi...

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