Movie critics and the Jury at the Cannes Film Festival do not always coincide in their opinions about the movies that premiere in the Croisette. Last year Jia’s “Ash is Purest White” and Ceylan’s “Wild Pear Tree,” though appraised, left Palais de Festivals with no award, while “Burning” only won the FIPRESCI award, even with […]
Month: May 2019
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10 Great Cult Movie Classics You May Have Never Seen
During the sixties and seventies cult films were more popular largely due to the midnight movie circuit. Films would show at dumpy grindhouse theaters each week starting a recurring weekly fan base for the film. Cult films can come in many different forms. Some have a rabid fan base forming a cult following around a […]
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10 Great Movies To Watch If You Like Denis Villeneuve
A film about the circular nature of time. Check. A sepia-tinted neo-noir sequel to a classic ‘80s film. Check. A Kafkaesque psychological thriller based on a José Saramago book. Check. Add with them another two haunting dramas and two fantastic thrillers with unexpected twists. Now you know the genius of Denis Villeneuve. Of the filmmakers […]
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10 Great Movies Their Directors Were Born To Make
I generally find the best films are the ones that are made straight from the heart. A personal work by an artist who looks inside themselves so deeply that once it comes on the screen it’s impossible to not revel in the majesty of it. These works I’m going to highlight here today are the […]
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10 Great Movies That Made You Sympathize With The Bad Guy
A hero is only as good as his or her villain. Without compelling enemies, even the best heroic characters tend to feel boring. This is probably because heroes are defined by what they stand for: by representing the opposite of the hero’s values, villains help to highlight these values. Quite often, villains are written with […]
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10 Great Low-Budget Sci-fi Movies You’ve Probably Never Seen
For the most part, science fiction is usually associated with big budgets and a high production value, especially amongst the general public. However, through the years many directors have made a lot of interesting, thought-provoking films with a small budget. Some of them become popular for this reason or another; it’s hard to find a […]