The earliest known origin of the term henchman dates back to the 1300’s, coming from the Old English word, hengest, literally meaning ‘horse’, and referring to an employee, otherwise known as a groom, who would tend to a master’s animals. Later the term would often be used to describe a page or hand scribe, before […]
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The 15 Most Underappreciated British Movies of The 21st Century
The British have continuously been filmmaking pioneers, developing and innovating in key areas such as cinematography, art direction and screenwriting throughout the history of cinema and despite only being a small island it has time after time created adored films capable of rivalling that of Hollywood. Throughout history, engineering a diverse array of cinema including, […]
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The 15 Best Small Roles in Quentin Tarantino Movies
What innovative director Quentin Tarantino has done best since his inspiring emergence of 1992’s heist thriller, the fundamental “Reservoir Dogs”, is undoubtedly in the eye of the beholder, some would argue it’s his captivating storytelling and smart narrative direction, whilst others would debate it’s his unique, stylised flair, self-aware panache and ground-breaking helming that most […]
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15 Great Movies That Make You Want To Travel
Each and every person has an element of escapism in them, whether their deserved distraction from the monotonous grey matter of day to day life is travelling, reading, blogging, shopping, undertaking sports, attending gigs, poetry, meditation or losing yourself in cinema (which subsequently results in writing articles on the internet), we all have the same […]
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The 25 Best Performances in a 21st Century Biopic Film
Whilst cinematic biographies or ‘biopics’ have been present throughout the history of film, we have no doubt seen an influx in quantities over the past few decades as our curiosities and intrigue draw us to revisit fascinating periods of the past. Unquestionably darlings of the award season, biopics tackle a number of diverse subjects, most […]
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The 15 Best Uses of Punk Music in Films
To try and condense the rich and vibrant history of punk rock that has now spanned over five decades into a few paragraphs would prove to be a difficult task. That being said, a long way away from the sentimentality of early 1970’s rock music, punk music dissociated itself from everything that had come before. […]