Enter into the gates of modern filmmaking with the study of 31 films of 2022. Peter A DeLuca AKAPAD The Film Buff guides you through the films featured in this year's 31 Days of Dread.

White Girl is a film that cuts to the core. The core of what? The core of youth is recklessness and hope. It is not fair to compare this film to Larry Clarks KIDS, White Girl is a true film in its own right. This is one of the most visceral first film The Film Buff has ever seen, Elizabeth Wood the writer-director has crafted an experience with intent, something rarer and rarer in cinema.

All That Jazz is the greatest film of all time. So say's the Film Buff.

The war against film criticism continues AKAPD rebrands it all with a new mission statement and a powerful outlook on what will come.

On the race to 500 (yes, I know I am behind this month but the 31 Days of Dread is coming albeit late). Highlighting individual filmmakers was something the Podcast has never done outside a few instances. And along the way, I had to think about what might be a top filmmaker list. I knew who the top slot would be. WOODY ALLEN is an artist first with a level of self-expression we've never seen. Onward to episode 500

Ridley Scott is unmatched with his range, consistency, star power, and budget control. He is the absolute master of the Studio Film.

The films of Martin Scorsese have amassed nearly 100 Academy Award nominations. He is a complete weapon.

Steven Soderbergh took over Hollywood in 2000 with two movies that got him double director nods from the Academy. He's a filmmaker that understands how to put story first and because of that, he's in the elite class.

Steven Spielberg has had one of the all-time filmmaking runs but, we must address what isn't great and why.

The online sphere has turned on Zack Snyder but he still stands as one of the modern-day greats.