Without a doubt, 2016 has been a rather troubling year. If you’re a political junkie, you’ve seen the restructuring of a new world order and whatever world comes next, and you know it’s probably going to get worse before it gets better. If you’re a cinemagoer, you have seen a few of your favorite superheroes […]
Author: Chris van Dijk
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The 10 Most Cringeworthy Moments In Otherwise Great Movies
If you watch a film often enough, you are bound to notice its flaws. Most of the time, this flaw is easily forgivable. Sometimes, however, this little flaw becomes a bit more problematic. So much so it might start to make you cringe. In this list, we are going to look at a collection of […]
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The 15 Best Movies Written or Directed by David Mamet
“I think it’s very likely I would have been a criminal,” David Mamet said, when asked who he might have been if he hadn’t discovered theater. “It seems to be another profession that subsumes outsiders… accepts people with a not very well-formed ego and rewards the ability to improvise.” Thus, it should come to no […]
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10 Movie Flops That Deserve Another Chance
In Philadelphia in 1979, Sylvester Stallone sat down in a luxury hotel suite for an interview with Roger Ebert. The “Italian stallion” might have felt a little nervous since “Rocky II”, the sequel to his 1976 smash hit, was premiering that day. The young star was only in his early 30s then, but had already […]
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12 Great Filmmakers With Troubling Personalities
Everyone’s heard about the cliche of the genius artist and his troubling personality. These figures have a certain mythology about them, their eccentricities become our fascination. Some would even suggest that a certain antagonistic personality is required to create high art. It’s often a cliche when we find out that a certain artist was difficult […]
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The 10 Most Uncompromising Filmmakers in Cinema History
When it comes to making a film, the risk of alienating the viewers is always there. Not everything will be understood or appreciated. Most filmmakers don’t want to risk it. A safer alternative would be to follow a simple formulaic, which not only pleases the audience but also makes them much more bankable for investors. […]