Movies are a thing of fantasy. They let us leave the dreary now and enter a world that isn’t really, but might be. We can imagine for a little while that we’re in the far future, or on another world or in another dimension, or that we’re living in the exciting past when adventures were […]
Year: 2017
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The 10 Oddest Directorial Choices Made by Great Directors
Trying to predict the trajectory of a director’s career is never an easy task—which is usually why it’s far more fun to just sit back and enjoy the ride. Some directors, like Alfred Hitchcock for example, tend to stick to the same genre in order to perfect their technique. Others, such Steven Soderbergh, prefer to […]
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All 7 Jean-Pierre Jeunet Movies Ranked From Worst To Best
A self -taught director, Jean-Pierre Jeunet was born on 3rd September 1953 in the Loire, France. He bought his first camera at the age of 17 and made short films while studying animation at Cinémation Studios. He met Marc Caro at an animation festival in Annecy in 1974. They worked together on a number of […]
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The 25 Best South Korean Movies of The 2010s (So Far)
South Korean cinema has been on the rise for a couple of decades now, with its impact having already become a global phenomenon, both in terms of quality and commercial success. This prowess has been highlighted in the last decade, where their number of great films is greater than ever. In that fashion, winnowing 25 […]
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5 Reasons Why “Raw” Is Destined To Be a Horror Classic
Most filmgoers probably first heard of Raw (or Grave, as it’s known to its original francophone audience) by way of its notoriety as a film that provoked physical distress among its viewers due to its exaggerated gory nature. Unfortunately, the downside of this publicity is that the film will likely drive away many fans of […]
Pulling Focus: The Lost Boys (1987)
“My own brother, a goddamn, shit-sucking vampire. You wait ’till mom finds out, buddy!” – Sam Emerson (played by Corey Haim) The children of the night. What music they make! The late Norwegian literary historian, mythographer, and professor, A. Asbjørn Jøn notes in his “From Nosferatu to Von Carstein: shifts in the portrayal of […]