While looking back on the thriller genre in 2017, one might discover some interesting tendencies to look out for in years to come. First of all, there’s an increase of first class, character-driven thrillers without the use of unrealistic and over-choreographed action. Simultaneously, the surreal and metaphorical finds their way into the genre. It’s interesting […]
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10 Movies That Defined Cinema History
Cinema is one of the youngest art forms in the world, and yet it is subject to a very complex history where its form and conception has constantly changed. It started as entertainment novelty and eventually evolved into an art form as respected as the other arts. The history of cinema has been shaped by […]
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10 Overrated Movies That Shouldn’t Be On The IMDb Top 250 List
People take IMDB way too seriously. The message boards being wiped away are proof positive of that. The miserable little trolls that navigated those boards were just awful, turning the site into such a cesspool that IMDb got rid of them all together. There were conscious efforts to over-rate or under-rate movies ratings on the […]
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The 20 Best Written Movies of 2017
The screenplay is the core element of a movie. It is the place where everything builds up on: the direction, the acting, even the post-production. While it is true that a good director can make a good movie out of a bad screenplay and a good actor can make a flat written character round, it […]
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The 10 Most Perfect Movies Ever Made
To be perfect is to be without a flaw. It’s an old truism that nobody’s perfect (per “Some Like It Hot,” a pretty perfect film itself, though not one to be discussed here). Though there are very absolute standards for perfection in some areas, perfection can also be a subjective thing. Are there films without […]
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All 9 Best Picture Oscar Nominees From 2017 Ranked From Worst to Best
2017 was groundbreaking for Hollywood and the film industry in several ways, slightly devastating, even – amongst the sex scandals and the rise of streaming as rival to cinemas, it was almost as if the precedent had been twisted in ways that will see much change in the coming year. But what about the quality […]