Making a film is expensive: between union labor costs, the exorbitant salaries the on-screen talent draw, and the cost of special effects, on average a Hollywood film costs around $65 million. But this doesn’t include promotional and marketing costs, which can run nearly half the original budget alone, bringing the average movie’s overall budget to […]
Month: July 2017
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The 10 Worst Movie Soundtracks of All Time
It is really hard to hate the score of a film. Even in the worst movies, a score is usually the saving grace that can get you by without wanting to pull your hair out. Scores and soundtracks, whether they compose of original material or a compilation of popular songs, are usually terrific. Even in […]
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All 20 Dario Argento Movies Ranked From Worst To Best
When examining the horror genre there are few director’s as iconic the Italian maestro, Dario Argento. Since making his debut in 1970, the director has created a swathe of stylish horror-thrillers and effectively popularised the giallo film genre that the wonderful Astron-6 lauded so delightfully with Adam Brooks and Matt Kennedy’s The Editor. He is […]
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10 Great 1990s Movies No One Talks About
Marked by the rise of alternative media, the downfall of world communism and the rise of multiculturalism, the 1990s were a very interesting decade for film. Marked mainly by the Dogme 95 and the first feature-length CGI film, “Toy Story”, the 1990s is definitely a decade to be looked closer in cinema history. Even though […]
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The 10 Most Scientific Sci-fi Movies of All Time
Before we try to find a science fiction movie that is entirely scientific, let us agree that science fiction, by its very nature, will include fantasy elements that are definitely not scientific. Most of the time these will be standard tropes like suspended animation and hyperspace travel, but sometimes there will be other elements that […]
Pulling Focus: Green Room (2015)
“Overall [Green Room is] not so much about the neo-Nazis per se, though as it is a critique of mainstream America… Foremost, Green Room is about delivering this very intense movie experience for the audience.” – Jeremy Saulnier Nazi punks fuck off Having grabbed considerable attention with his small-scale but hugely impressive bloodstained revenger […]