The crisis theme is so common for movies (or any narrative art form), and to make a ‘best of’ list for crisis films would mean to make a list of some of the most celebrated and well known movies ever made. An identity crisis is something else altogether. The characters on this list do not […]
Year: 2016
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10 Terrible English Language Debut Movies by Great Foreign Directors
We’ve all seen and heard about it before – an exotic foreign director gets seduced by Hollywood calling and the resulting film just doesn’t add up to their quality margin. Reasons can lead from butting heads with the studio system to their unique voice getting lost in translation. It’s a common occurrence and most are […]
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The 25 Best 21st Century Movies Made By Female Directors
It’s unfortunate in a way, that a list of this nature needs to be realized. Unfortunate because women are so often underrepresented in film, despite being some of the most exciting, and important ad rem auteurs currently making movies. Allow me to illustrate: ask anyone to name ten directors. If they’re able to, the odds […]
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10 Great 2016 Performances That Probably Won’t Get Oscar Attention
Every year, 20 actors get the distinct honor to be Oscar nominees – and even though they are (mostly) given to good performances, there’s no way you can think they truly are the greatest of any given year. 2016 will not be different: the Academy’s prejudices will be front and center, and by that I […]
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7 Reasons Why Watching Silent Films Is Essential To Any Film Student
Before going to film school a lot of people think that whatever there is to be learned about filmmaking can be taught through books and classes – types of shots; editing style; narrative economy; storytelling… Well in part it can and students can learn all about that in theory, but true knowledge only comes with […]
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The 10 Best Movies of The Greek Weird Wave
As history has shown, public tragedy commonly inspires and motivates artists to create immaculate masterpieces. It is no wonder then, that Greece’s financial crisis that began in late 2009 triggered an eruption of amongst other things, a cinematic movement of the Greek New Wave Cinema with the likes of Lanthimos and Koutras gaining inspiration from […]