Taxi Driver, hands down, is easily one of the greatest American films ever made. Period. With Scorsese’s sharp direction, Paul Schrader’s compelling script, and Robert De Niro’s chilling performance, what they brought to the world is perhaps the greatest psychological drama ever put on film. To further gush on about its greatness would be redundant, […]
Year: 2018
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All 9 Thomas Vinterberg Movies Ranked From Worst To Best
In 1995, Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg announced the birth of a cinematic movement called Dogme 95. The movement set up a list of rules aiming to move cinema away from the corporate ways of Hollywood and its ”technical gimmicks”. The Dogme films had to concentrate on the storyline and the performances […]
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Top 10 Movies That Were Refused By Cannes This Year
The 71st Cannes Film festival maybe won’t be remembered for the movies that competed, but for those who, for various reasons, didn’t go for competition. First of all, it was the notorious dispute between Thierry Fremaux and Netflix about the theatrical distribution of Netflix movies in France that drove Netflix to withdraw all of its […]
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10 Great Movies by Legendary Directors That No One Talks About
One of the greatest pleasures of becoming a fan of any director is going through their filmography for the first time. You get to see the classic films that everyone has been recommending and telling you that you should watch. The same classic films that have been studied and written about for years. You get […]
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The 15 Best Slow Movies of All Time
You’d be shocked how engaging slow cinema can be, and pace is never a hurdle when you know the right films to watch. 15. The New World (2005) This one’s an ode to our Disney star Pocahontas and her beloved Captain John Smith with a rather mystic take on love. A little misunderstood because […]
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All 18 Golden Bear Winners of The 21st Century, Ranked
Every major film festival develops its own characteristics over time. Berlinale is an open festival, the one with the most visitors, with an average of 300 thousand tickets sold every year. Orientated toward alternative views in world cinema, it has given pace and awards to many alternative American cineastes in the 80s and the 90s. […]