The ghost is a common motif depicted in the art, literature, and cinema. A cross-cultural phenomena, ghosts represent what we as humans tend to hide from. Of course, the thing we hide from depends within the context of each culture. What a ghost means in Japan, for example, isn’t the same as a ghost in […]
Year: 2021
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All 12 John Ford And John Wayne Movies Ranked From Worst To Best
After providing John Wayne with his breakout role in the film Stagecoach, John Ford and John Wayne would go on to make a long series of films together, each one of them ranking well at the box office and in the hearts of millions who continue to enjoy these cinematic masterpieces today. A master at […]
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10 Great Horror Movies Favored By Robert Eggers
Following up our list of horror movies recommended by Ari Aster, it’s time to turn to another prominent figure in the genre, Robert Eggers. The emergence of these two young directors this past decade has revitalized a watered-down industry full of unnecessary sequels, pandering scripts and overdone tropes. Eggers took horror audiences by storm with […]
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10 Underrated French Movies That Everybody Should See
The French have long held their place as the arbiters of many things, from the inimitable architecture of The Eiffel Tower and gothic design of The Notre-Dame, to the precious vineyards of Bordeaux and masterful paintings of The Louvre, but if there’s anything they’ve succeeded in since its inception, it’s the intangible artistry that flickers […]
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10 Films That Prove 1981 To Be The Definitive Year For Crime Cinema
Many years can be considered redefining for the crime genre due to one or even a few films that are absolute masterpieces. For example, we can say 1971 because of The French Connection or 1972 because of The Godfather, but no other year has a stacked list of crime films that are not only still […]
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The 15 Best Ethan Hawke Movie Performances
Ethan Hawke never really catches mainstream attention. He’ll be the first to admit that he’s not that good when it comes to picking more commercially appealing movies; he’s even a little too harsh to them sometimes. He called “Taking Lives” a terrible movie, and while it was no masterpiece, it’s fine enough for what it […]