Great Britain is famous for a variety of things. At best, anglophiles and nationals can draw from a variety of culture, of nobility, ritual and statesmanship. At worst the British are just a concoction of cross-dressing eccentrics with an aversion to dentistry and a penchant for tea. Yet what is rarely discussed is the history […]
Month: November 2015
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20 Great Siege Movies That Are Worth Your Time
Certainly one of the most satisfying and exciting cinematic scenarios is the siege picture. Combining fast-paced action sequences and unforeseeable circumstances, the siege motif emerges in a number of different genre categories; action, comedy, drama, horror, science fiction, you name it. As satiating as it is protracted and impassioned these films invariably target an individual […]
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The 14 Best Greek Movies of The 21st Century
In the beginning of the 21st century, Greece was blooming. The economy was in a new era and Greece joined the European Union. In 2004, the Olympic Games were successfully held in Athens and the national football team of Greece won the Euro Cup. However, in 2008, everything changed. The financial crisis roughly hit the […]
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The 12 Best Contemporary Japanese Family Dramas
Since the 1950s, with internationally acclaimed films like Akira Kurosawa’s “To Live”, Yasujiro Ozu’s “Tokyo Story” and Kenji Mizoguchi’s “Tales of Ugetsu”, Japanese filmmakers have been excelling in the family drama genre, one that still produces most of the country’s masterpieces. Although there have been some changes, the essential parts of the category are still […]
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The 30 Most Underappreciated Movies of The New Hollywood Era
After World War II ended, the tumultuous world created in its wake gave birth to new film movements which showcased new cinematic techniques and more realistic themes and characters. These movements featured such monikers as the Neorealist movement (Italy), the New Wave (France) and the Prague Spring (Czech). It’s not that surprising that among the […]
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The 25 Best Monster Movies of All Time
They haunt nightmares, go bump in the night and always unnerve us with their sheer dissimilarity to what we consider normal, monster movies have held a unique place within the cinematic landscape, and not just within the horror, as the genre has proved to be surprisingly versatile as it can reach into the realm of […]