“You want me to respect the law? Then make the law respectable,” spits a frustrated Maud Watts, played with equal parts tenderness and tenacity by Carey Mulligan (An Education, Shame) in Sarah Gavron’s pulse-pounding period drama, Suffragette. Maud is a fictional working-class mother and laundress in London’s East End, who in 1912 finds herself swept […]
Month: November 2015
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The 25 Most Extreme Asian Movies Ever
Asian cinema has entailed extreme films, almost since its conception, incorporating themes and concepts that, at least to the eyes of individuals in the West, seem improbable. Japanese filmmakers are the definite masters of the style, mainly due to notions resulting from the atomic bomb. However, there is representation in the field from Korea and […]
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The 10 Best Movies Examining The Relationship Between The Media And Crime
The film industry has a long history of examining, depicting and frequently criticising the fourth estate. The way in which films examine the nature in which our information stream operates can often say more about society and culture than one ever imagined. They have sometimes also taken a look at how the media interacts with […]
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10 Great Non-Narrative Films You Should Not Miss
Cinema has evolved into one of the most important art forms of the past 100 years. While most audience-friendly fare is characterized by an adherence to traditional narrative arc, formulaic characters, and specific genre, there is also a strong tradition in filmmaking to “break the mold” and show people something they’ve never seen before. The […]
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20 Great Treasure Hunting Movies Worth Watching
Who among us has not tried – at least once in his life – to find a treasure? To become rich overnight and not have to worry about anything anymore. When we are little, the chase is better than the catch because what matters the most is the journey, even though it leads to no […]