Over the history of cinema, countless films have featured a huge emphasis on a meticulously crafted production design that aims to not only surprise viewers, but intends to present viewers with hidden meanings, motifs, and symbolism through the use of elements like color, location and camera angles. These films try to be unique with features […]
Month: December 2015
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20 Masterpieces of British Cinema You Should Not Miss
On the evening of July 27th 2012, Danny Boyle directed the London Olympics Opening Ceremony and it was in full swing. It was a night when everyone on that small island felt proud to be British. During the event, an endearing love letter to British cinema was amongst several stunning set pieces depicting local heritage […]
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The 10 Best Disaster Movies of All Time
Why do we like disaster movies so much? It seems a good plot device. It usually puts people in peril, through the direct fault of man or Mother Nature’s wrath. They tend to show the best and worst of humanity. We either tend to screw each other over or band together in the face of […]
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The 20 Most Underappreciated Japanese Films of The 21st Century
With the Japanese film industry being one of the most prolific in the world, a plethora of Japanese films that aren’t widely known inevitably exist. However, the fact that only a few people have watched them does not diminish their value in the least. Furthermore, since the majority of these films are independent productions, they […]
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The 20 Best English-language Films about Wimping Out
This is a film list about wimping out. We all think we are moral and we all feel confident about meeting moral crises head-on. We like to think we have the right stuff when it comes to taking a stand and making the right choices. What causes a person, however, to wimp out? Some of […]
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15 Great Non-English Language Gangster Films Worth Your Time
In an advanced and technological era, it is surprising that some of the most powerful and profitable organizations in the world are related to crime. These vulgarly so-called “gangster” groups are spread into the world and its motives are in some cases very disparate. The most common groups like Camorra (Italy), Yakuza (Japan) or Los […]