The horror genre has long been lauded as one of the most important cultural markers of any given decade. That happens because these films not only reflect universal, timeless human fears, but more pointed, epochal ones, usually talking to a younger generation about the things that scare them the most as a societal group. That’s […]
Month: March 2017
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7 Reasons Why “Barry Lyndon“ Is Stanley Kubrick’s Overlooked Masterpiece
When it comes to discussing the best films directed by Stanley Kubrick, the debate usually centres around the relative merits of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Dr Strangelove, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, The Killing or Paths Of Glory. Whilst these are all great films, the critical consensus surrounding them is already set in stone. Naturally, […]
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10 Movies Every College Student Should See
Ah, college. That four (sometimes five, sometimes six, sometimes indefinite) year migration from naive youth to (supposedly) enlightened adulthood. While just about everybody spends their tenure in higher education hitting the books and beer bongs, college is also an opportune time to expand one’s cinema tastes. Now is the best time of your life to […]
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10 Horror Movies Coming Out in 2017 That You Should Be Excited About
2016 brought us The Witch, Don’t Breathe, The Conjuring 2, Green Room, and countless other horror success stories. So far this year, things haven’t been too shabby either. Split received the best reviews of a Shyamalan movie since Signs, and Get Out could potentially end up on quite a few critic top ten lists by […]
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10 Totally Awesome 80s Action Movies You Might Not Have Seen
Ah, the 1980’s, an era of rapidly increasing budgets and musclebound screen heroes like Schwarzenegger, Van Damme, Norris, Lundgren; a time when Jason Voorhees and John Rambo simultaneously captured the world’s collective imagination. It was also the decade of Cannon Films, a production house that cranked out low-to-medium budget action films with astonishing regularity. Led […]
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15 Movies That Prove Versatility in John C. Reilly as a Character Actor
As a character actor John C. Reilly is no stranger to the type casted role, the unloved husband, the sidekick or the best friend. But through those roles he still exhibits an artistry of character development formulated out of comedy and realism. His roles in the following films share similarities and differences in his characters […]