The libertarian political belief, has historically not been a popular ideology within the largely left-wing factions of mainstream Hollywood. Yet this seemingly right-wing political theory bears major ambiguities regarding its origin within the political spectrum, particularly through its similarities with Anarchism, believing that government control should be minimal and that the onus of control should […]
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The 10 Best Jennifer Jason Leigh Movie Performances
The most remarkable thing about Jennifer Jason Leigh’s career isn’t her wildly varied filmography or even the immersive approach she takes to developing each character she encounters. No, what’s most remarkable about Leigh’s career is that it’s taken over thirty years for the gifted performer to finally start receiving the attention she deserves. Audiences who […]
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25 Cult Cop Movies That Are Worth Your Time
The portrayal of the police and cops in cinema has both varied and changed throughout the years since films were first produced. Some of the earliest versions of the police were the Keystone Cops, a group of bumbling police officers from the silent film era. Then there were the gangster films of the 1930’s, which […]
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20 Must-See Masterpieces of 1980s European Art Cinema
As the 1980s dawned in the cinematic world it would turn out to be, to paraphrase Dickens, the best and worst of times. Though the era of expansive thought and experimentation looked to be over and many a great master of European cinema ended or wound down their careers, there were still some golden moments […]
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The 8 Best Saoirse Ronan Movie Performances
It wasn’t this year that Irish actress Saoirse Ronan (whose first name is pronounced “Sarsha”, rhyming with “inertia”) brought home the Academy Award for Best Leading Actress. At 22 years old, to be completed next April 12th, Ronan is already on her second nomination, the first one being for Atonement, in 2008, at the tender […]
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20 Great Satire Movies on American Life in Decline
“The ugly fallout from the American Dream has been coming down on us at a pretty consistent rate since Sitting Bull’s time — and the only real difference now, with Election Day ’72 only a few weeks away, is that we seem to be on the verge of ratifying the fallout and forgetting the Dream […]