Every good movie fan knows that the Oscars are a flawed award ceremony at best, and a total travesty at worst. As the year draws to a close, however, speculation about who’s going to grab more nominations and, later, more statuettes at the Academy Awards is inevitable. Let’s distance ourselves from that for a moment, […]
Author: Caio Coletti
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The 10 Best Over-The-Top Villain Performances of All Time
Serious, focused performances are great. One of the greatest privileges of being a cinema lover is watching when an actor truly gets his role and is able to communicate every intricacy of it, every conflict and mannerism, its deepest desires and most terrible contradictions. Those are great performances, no doubt, but they are not the […]
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The 10 Best Amy Adams Movie Performances
Amy Adams’ curious trajectory in Hollywood is proof that you never really know which work will provide you with the breakthrough you seek. Adams was actually born in Italy to American parents – raised by a Mormon family in Castle Rock, Colorado, this beautiful redhead sang in a choir and found her passion at a […]
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The 10 Best Movies Set In Or Around Halloween Night
October 31st is upon us, and as Halloween month comes to an end, everyone’s waiting with costumes at the ready, decorations filling their front porches, horror films stacked for the whole week… or at least that last part, if you’re more of a stay-at-home kind of Halloween appreciator. To help you pick your Halloween marathon […]
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The 10 Best Witch Movies of All Time
Words and concepts like magic and witchcraft, for a long time, were just cheap excuses to vilify and condemn strong women. Not only fictional narratives repeated old, tired archetypes about wicked witches with pointy noses and nefarious intentions, but they failed to explore the spiritual empowerment and actual strength these magical women are supposed to […]
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The 10 Most Overlooked Movies of Great Actors Under 50
Recently, I’ve written lists of the best actors and actresses under 50 working right now. Controversial and naturally limited as they proved to be, they still reflected my most sincere opinion and best effort at the time. While thinking about those lists, I’ve realized that a lot of these actors have made great underappreciated films. […]