John Carpenter is arguably one of the most important and influential genre directors of the last forty years. He quickly established a cult following with many of his 1970s and 1980s efforts that have since become classics, but a string of critical and commercial flops in the 1990s led to the director becoming disillusioned with […]
Month: July 2014
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15 Of The Best Horror Films With Social-Political Subtext
“Some movies aren’t just movies. They’re closer to voodoo; they channel currents larger and more powerful than themselves.” – EW Film Critic Owen Gleiberman What makes a horror movie transcend its often ill-respected genre and become a lasting part of the cultural zeitgeist? The answer is the same thing that makes a horror movie not […]
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10 Essential Latin American Documentaries You Need To Watch
You can pretty much say that Latin American documentaries were born in the midst of the political effervesce of the late sixties and seventies. With the advances in technology, film directors only needed, as Glauber Rocha said, “a camera in their hands and an idea in their heads” to make politically committed movies that showed […]
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The 30 Best War Movies of All Time
Let’s face it: even thirty titles isn’t really enough as the war movie genre has no shortage of great entries and obviously this list should not be taken as the be-all and end-all compendium of best war movies ever. There’s no MASH, The Big Red One, The Hurt Locker or Platoon even though all those […]
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10 Essential Films For An Introduction To Caribbean Cinema
The Caribbean has always been known for its music, food, political conflicts (Cuba’s blockade and Puerto Rico still being the only colony in the world) and its beaches, but it has never been known for its movie industry. In recent years there has been a huge growth in local productions, thus attracting big studios to […]
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20 Recent Movies That Clearly Hoped For Oscars But Failed
You know their type. Mockingly referred to as “Oscar bait,” these are the films that, from the first trailer (and sometimes even earlier), look like they were made for one reason and one reason only: to win golden, naked man-shaped statues. Featuring inspirational orchestral music, A-list talent, and the promise of tackling important hot-button issues, […]