I can’t believe it either, but these cinema gems came out 10 years ago, give or take a few months. From the outlandish, to the beautiful and subtle, 2006 was a varied, interesting, and downright solid year to spend some time at the movies. I have selected the best films of 2006, based on critical […]
Month: February 2016
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The 15 Most Visually Stunning East Asian Movies of All Time
Audiences like films for all sorts of reasons. Stunning performances from favourite actors and actresses, technical dexterity from the part of the editor, the creative mastery of the composer who embellishes the film with its expressive music are only a few of the factors that can make a movie memorable and adored. But there are […]
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The 30 Greatest Living Actors Who Have Never Been Nominated For An Oscar
Awards and nominations are certainly not the safest way to measure an artist’s caliber, and the Oscars are the epitome of this assumption, since there have been numerous occasions over the years where great actors were completely snubbed by the Academy. Although it is a fact that sometimes there are too many noteworthy performances in […]
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The 10 Most Unconventional Best Picture Winners
As of recently, the term “Oscar bait” has been thrown around quite a lot. There’s a reason for that: the Oscars are predictable. Most people believe that the Academy Awards are far too conservative to ever pick risky movies for their grand prize. Actually, until the recent extension of the best picture field, nominations for […]
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10 Underappreciated Movies of Martin Scorsese That Are Worth Seeing
Over the last 15 years, director Martin Scorsese has become the ultimate cinematic success story. Films such as Gangs of New York, The Departed, Hugo and The Wolf of Wall Street have been successful with both audiences and critics alike, garnering good reviews while pulling in big box office bucks. But it wasn’t always such […]
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30 Masterpieces of Italian Cinema You Should Not Miss
The history of the Italian film industry is so rich that it makes these types of lists quite difficult to write. Although I have the opinion that after 1980, Italian Cinema almost “died” and wasn’t able to renovate its staff, quality and influence. I agree there are a handful of films quite worthy of attention […]