What at first feels like a small story of sentimental family struggles set amongst a northern BC backdrop (the film was shot in Fort St. James) gradually unspools with painterly precision into a naturalistic, sensual, and considerably-sized poetic canvas in Never Steady, Never Still, the assured directorial debut from Kathleen Hepburn. An instantly gripping film, […]
Month: September 2017
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10 Obscure Movies of World Cinema That Deserve More Attention
Encompassing films from as early as the swinging 60s up to the present, this is the first out of three articles which take a brief look at thirty more or less obscure features and a few shorts coming from different corners of the world and deserving more attention, as the title suggests, with at least […]
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The 15 Best Film Scores of The 2010s (So Far)
Film scores have defined our moviegoing experiences for decades. They have altered, manipulated, distorted, uplifted, haunted and underlined our perception of a particular work of cinematic art countless times. Would the fantasy of Harry Potter grow and get darker and richer, while preserving the childish whimsy and charm without John Williams’s brilliant score for “Prisoner […]
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10 Reasons Why “2001: A Space Odyssey” Is The Greatest Sci-fi Movie of All Time
Next year will be the 50th Anniversary of one of the greatest films ever to be put on the silver screen, Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. Made in 1968, Kubrick’s tour de force is an iconic piece of modern media art, with its immeasurable influence still being felt on contemporary directors and filmmaking ideologies […]
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5 Insights Into Human Relationships From “The Lobster”
Yorgos Lanthimos’ dystopian comedy The Lobster imagines a future where single people are sent to a hotel to find a romantic match and if they don’t find that match within an allotted time, they are transformed into an animal of their choice. While staying at the hotel, these singletons are subjected to various activities, shows, […]
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10 Famous Movies Where The Lead Star Hated Their Role
Actors choose the roles they play on a multitude of criteria. Sometimes it is to work with a certain director or other actor, sometimes it is to play a particular character and other times it is for cold hard cash. Most actors will admit to having favourite roles that they have played, or roles that […]