In Eleanor Coppola’s documentary Heart of Darkness, her husband Francis laments, “Nothing is so terrible as a pretentious movie. I mean a movie that aspires for something really terrific and doesn’t pull it off is shit, it’s scum…and everyone will walk on it as such.” Of course Coppola is saying that he’d rather make a […]
Year: 2018
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10 Not-So-Great Movies Made By Great Directors
Even the greatest filmmakers are not infallible. A director with the sharpest eye and the clearest creative vision and the strongest command of the form can still fall into some of the traps that make a bad movie. You can never be entirely certain what will click with an audience or what the critics will […]
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10 Great Movies That Are Hard To Totally Understand
Nowadays, it’s fun to say “Interstellar” is the film that’s the most incredibly complex, philosophical, and hard to understand. It’s also fun to know that such statement is a fallacy, be it a good movie or not. When discussing difficult cinema, we’re referencing art and poetry. Surrealism, experimentation, fantasy, and puzzles. These are the subjects […]
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10 Great Movie Scenes Where The Actor Wasn’t Acting
There are many different approaches one can have when making a film, and one can certainly stick to the script and to whatever gets planned in pre-production. Many directors are known for wanting to plan in advance everything that will end up in the film, down to the last line. But sometimes, a great cinematic […]
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10 Great Recent Movies You May Have Missed
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of films made and released each year. It’s impossible to see them all, no matter how hard you tried. Some films are lucky enough to become cult classics and build a fanbase which appreciates and spreads high praises for the films. However this is not and cannot always be […]
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The 10 Most Polarizing Horror Movies of All Time
Some horror movies are considered greats, and some are considered just plain awful. Much of the time, critics and audiences agree on which films belong in these categories. Every now and then, there are films that many find to be brilliant works within the genre, while others are left scratching their heads wondering why everyone […]