To try and condense the rich and vibrant history of punk rock that has now spanned over five decades into a few paragraphs would prove to be a difficult task. That being said, a long way away from the sentimentality of early 1970’s rock music, punk music dissociated itself from everything that had come before. […]
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10 More Guilty Pleasure Movies You Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Love
They say that sequels are never as good as the original, and they’re usually right. For every “Godfather, Part II,” there’s the sequel to “The Sting”; for every “Empire Strikes Back,” there’s a “Grown-Ups 2” to remind us that film stock burns very quickly and at a high intensity. Film sequels also like tweaking concepts […]
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The 10 Best Movies Inspired by The French New Wave
Marked by rebellion and youthful idealism, the French New Wave movement of the 1950s and 60s is arguably one of the most influential and radical times in cinema history. French New Wave was marked by the genius of directors like Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut, and was arguably at its height with films like “The […]
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The 10 Best Scenes in The Movies of Brian De Palma
Suspense is the scene-by-scene concentration of Aristotle’s Fear and Pity. We know something terrible is about to happen, we can’t do anything about it, but we’re compelled to keep watching. Suspense, being heightened drama, is a central and cathartic component of the thriller. Brian De Palma began making films in the sixties, under the influence […]
Hired to Kill (1990) Arrow Video Blu-ray Review
“No man on earth could get him out of prison alive. Seven women did”. New from Arrow Video is the Blu-ray/DVD release of the mercenary action film Hired to Kill. It’s a fun romp that combines elements of the Dirty Dozen, Wild Geese and Chained Heat as the mercenary Frank Ryan (Brian Thompson) is hired […]
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The 10 Most Underrated Best Pictures of All Time
What makes a good Best Picture winner? Is it longevity? Initial box office and critical acclaim? Is it how well the movie represents the era from which it originated? Or simply how well the combined efforts of everyone involved utilized the tools of cinema? Having watched (and rewatched) all of the Best Picture winners, starting […]