James Cameron is one of the biggest directors of all time, arguably the biggest to make his bones in the 80s, and a man who is still able to command astronomical budgets that are paid back ten fold every time out. It’s become an industry standard to say “Why bet against Cameron?”, but it’s true. […]
Year: 2017
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10 Reasons Why “The Holy Mountain” is The Best Surreal Movie Ever
The word ‘masterpiece’ is often hyperbolically overused in the world of art, and even in cinema. It should not be used lightly, especially considering the large amount of high quality films that emerge from contemporary (post World War II) cinema. Differentiating ‘masterpieces’ from the lower tiers of film quality can be difficult, with art being […]
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The 20 Best Neo-Noir Movies of the Past 5 Years
Film noir was a staple of cinema from the 1940s to the late 50’s. Many of these films were cheesy or overly melodramatic, but also many gems were made that are considered some of the best films ever made. As the years waned on, film noir evolved into neo-noir with films that were more edgy […]
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All 13 Star Trek Movies Ranked From Worst To Best
After the original three-season run of Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek on NBC television, it looked highly unlikely that there would be any more of it to come. After so many episodes, ideas had run out and the show was stuck, as the USS Enterprise had been so many times, without even impulse power to drive […]
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5 Reasons Why Daniel Craig is the Best Actor to Ever Play James Bond
When Ian Fleming’s first spy novel “Casino Royale” hit bookstores in the UK in 1953, the world was introduced to the soon-to-be iconic British spy James Bond. The book detailed the exploits of the martini-drinking secret agent with a license to kill, becoming an instant hit in the publishing world, and soon more novels would […]
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The 15 Worst Comedy Movies Of The 21st Century
Before the Samuel L Jackson/Eugene Levy ‘comedy’ The Man reached multiplexes, Jackson suggested it be screened for victims of Hurricane Katrina, who protested that they’d already suffered enough. Having survived one disaster, they were in no mood to sit through 83 minutes of lame action and flatulence gags. Joking aside, there really are comedies so […]