This particular genre is the one that propelled Korean cinema to its current international status, since the country’s filmmakers seem to have an uncanny ability to produce masterpieces in the category. These films excel in terms of script, direction, acting and overall production values, resulting in highly entertaining outcomes that also have great depth and […]
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10 Movies with The Best Uses of Point-of-View Shots
A point-of-view (POV) shot is one where the camera is positioned in such a way to give the audience the impression that they are viewing the scene as a character in the film. It creates the effect that the viewer is immersed in the action, as if he/she were directly taking part in the movie […]
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11 Actors Nominated Twice for the Academy Awards in the Same Year
The Academy doesn’t like to make exceptions, and making movies is not an easy and quick process. That’s particularly true of directors and writers, but it’s also rare for an actor to appear in two or more movies that are not only worth the gold, but actually make the Academy’s cut. That happened in 2016 […]
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25 Cult Anthology Movies That Are Worth Your Time
An anthology film is one that contains a series of different short films and stories, most often tied together by one specific theme, premise, or event. Each story may or may not be written and directed by multiple people. The first anthology films arrived in 1932 with Grand Hotel and If I Had a Million, […]
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10 Dark Movies That Feature Plastic Surgery
Over 16 million cosmetic procedures are performed every year in the United States. It is no longer a taboo. You could say plastic surgery today is as common as going to the hairdresser; well, a very expensive hairdresser. In the majority of the picks on this list, you have to suspend your disbelief of what […]
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The 10 Best Body Horror Movies of the Past 5 Years
In recent years, it’s hard not to notice something of an 80s revival in movies. Everywhere you look nowadays, from Only God Forgives to The Guest to It Follows to Cold in July to Cop Car, garish 80s neon lighting and pounding synthesizer scores are all the rage. Accordingly, this means the enfant terrible genre […]