15 Non-Western Movies That Have Western Tropes

Taxi Driver

Since their heyday in classic Hollywood, western genre films have seen a marked decline in their popularity at the box office, along with the corresponding accompanying decline in production. The western genre arguably did more to write the rules of classic Hollywood than any other, serving as a proving ground for countless directors, actors, writers, […]

The 24 Best Single-Movie Efforts in Cinema History

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Cinema is truly a unique medium. In addition to being an art form, it’s also a product that requires money and other resources to be made. Nowhere is it illustrated so well as in the strange phenomenon of “one-picture directors”. A live-action feature usually costs in seven figures or more, and unless you’re Ed Wood-takes […]

10 “Based on a True Story” Movies That Really Aren’t

ARGO (2012)

Some say there isn’t a fictional story that hasn’t happened first, in some way, in real life. From the union of world armies to fight against an evil regime (Lord of the Rings) to the complex interactions between Parisians and immigrants in 21st century France (Code Unknown), it is possible to find an example throughout […]