There’s no denying the fervent fan base of the horror genre, with a handful of directors flourishing and rising to the most respected ranks within the genre’s ballpark. Yet, it’s a double-edged sword, since the rest of the industry regards scary movies as the ghettos of celluloid, and even for those hall-of-famers, it’s extremely difficult […]
Author: Thor Magnusson
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The 15 Most Surprising Movie Deaths of All Time
Film viewers have become so accustomed to a specific formula within film structure that it takes a lot to surprise them – especially with a death scene and especially within a specific genre – that most of us can count the beats from a mile away. For example, in a war movie, if some B-character […]
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15 Bill Paxton Movie Roles We Will Always Remember
The sad and sudden news that versatile character actor Bill Paxton passed recently, due to heart surgery complications, is a devastating announcement for cinema. He was a rare beast, a man who would always give his all to a project, regardless of the quality of said film – an approach that helped elevate any job […]
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10 Intriguing Movies That Were Completed But Never Released
Creative differences, development hell, and studio heads getting cold feet are all normal and expected occurrences in Hollywood. Sadly, it has resulted in enticing projects never getting off the ground, too many to be honest; in fact, there are several informative lists on this site already dedicated to them. Yet, what happens when an intriguing […]
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All 9 Best Picture Oscar Nominees From 2016 Ranked From Worst to Best
Could we say 2016 was a great year in film? It was a mixed bag, with a handful of good but not great blockbusters, and audiences finally voting with their wallets against a slew of generic and unnecessary sequels. Yet, like the last handful of annual passings, when there was a film that dared stand […]
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9 Great 1970s Directors Who Lost Their Mojo
The late 1960s kickstarted a tidal wave of creativity that splashed into the 70s. With the large shakeup of the old studio system, and radical and fresh material becoming profitable, several exciting new voices emerged from this era with a stunning pedigree. Yet the sharp left turn the film industry took in the 80s with […]