The Harry Potter Film Franchise spawned eight films, and made over seven billion dollars at the worldwide box office. It is one of the highest grossing film series of all time and has made more money than other popular film franchises such as Star Wars and James Bond. Its success led to Fantastic Beasts and […]
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The 10 Most Terrifying Documentaries of All Time
Documentaries, be it exposés on industries, character studies on interesting subjects or just plain non-fiction narratives, are the penultimate medium of education in the language of film. The filmmakers release such films with the intent of enlightening the general public on the issues they chose to highlight, however more often than not, education ends up […]
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6 Reasons Why “Inherent Vice” Is Criminally Underrated
“I don’t know what I just saw.” – “Doc” Sportello “Inherent Vice” is the 2014 film by the wunderkind Paul Thomas Anderson; it is based on the novel of the same name by acclaimed postmodernist author Thomas Pynchon. Jean-François Lyotard famously defined postmodernism as an “incredulity towards metanarratives,” meaning that the narratives that gave meaning […]
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The 10 Best Nonlinear Movies of The 21st Century
While the majority of movies present the narrative’s events in chronological order, the principle of non-linear storytelling holds benefits that could increase the pull or tension of a protagonist’s journey in extraordinary manner. The 21st century could be described as the golden era of nonlinear movies, and the following list will name the top 10 […]
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Top 10 Hollywood Movies That Blatantly Glorify War
War is ugly, war is hell. It is has to be sold to the public in order to gain their support. Since the Vietnam War, the role of the media has increased significantly. The public opinion fell deeply as uncensored images and stories reached American households, the effects of which can be seen to this […]
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The 10 Best Movies Where The Husband Directed His Wife
When love and art walk together. Through film history, many iconic couples were formed during the production of a movie and many of the couples became longtime collaborators, having careers where their relationship and filmmaking walked side by side – at least in the time they were together. With that in mind, here is a […]