Every year, since 1929, Hollywood has picked one quintessential movie of the year. Some years the choice is quite obvious. Movies like Gone With the Wind, Ben-Hur and Titanic were all major achievements that galvanized the public, the year they were made. While most of the time, Oscar gets it right, there have been some […]
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The 10 Most Ambitious Movies Ever Made
To create and end a feature film is an ambition in itself. Crafting a fictional reality involves a constant struggle against reality, which constantly imposes into the will of the film crew. With this in mind, there are certain films that are though separately from the other because of the size of their ambition. These […]
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10 Movie Directors Who Make The Weirdest Films
If you are tired of blockbusters and comic book films, and would like to feel confused, freaked out and constantly asking yourself, “What just happened on screen?”, then you are in the right place. Directors on this list specialize in teleporting viewers from their cinematic comfort zone to a bizarre and surrealistic dimension where anything […]
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10 Movies With The Most Implausible Science
Hollywood has never been particularly concerned with accuracy. From history to geography to science, the American film industry has on numerous occasions turned a blind eye to details which might get in the way of a thrilling and engaging story. On occasion, these details might not matter so much, as we all enjoy a good […]
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The 10 Best Arthouse Directors of All Time
There are many kinds of films; some of them are crafted with big audiences in mind and thus created in common codes and conventions. But there also some films that have more artistic ambitions, rather than commercial ones. These films are done in very different schemes than the commercial ones, most of the time by […]
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10 Great Recent Movies That Subverted Genre Conventions
Cinema is both cyclical and cemented. It returns to notions and ideas that may have worked previously, all while clinging to the tropes that do work. Certain aspects are successful with gaining audience interest and earning money back: you go to see a horror film to get shivers down your spine, and you watch a […]