The time frame between the 1950s and the 1970s was a different era of film. With World War II having recently ended, the cinema landscape was wide open. Directors from around the globe could appeal to a mass audience without having to compromise their artistic vision or story. However, these might not be the first […]
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The 10 Most Rewatchable Cult Movies of The 21st Century
Any diehard movie fan will tell you that cult films are alive and well in the new century, two decades now which have seen a wealth of memorable midnight movies, eccentric oddities, sleeper stoner comedies, and other “out there” genre films. The following list looks at “rewatchable” cult films from the 21st century––and by “rewatchable” […]
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The 10 Best Films About The Nature of Truth
“Photography is truth. The cinema is truth twenty-four times per second” – Jean-Luc Godard From Akira Kurosawa to Sidney Lumet, many directors have managed to create great movies illustrating the nature of truth. Here is a list of some exquisite works of art on this subject. 10. Oleanna (1994) Written and directed by the […]
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The 10 Best Slow-Burn Horror Movies of The 21st Century
Some horror movie trends come and go (horny teenagers and torture porn regularly crop up and wear out their welcome rather quickly), but few genre-specific tendencies are as appreciated and abiding as the unease of existential dread, and the intensity of a slow burning, utterly atmospheric journey into the abyss and (hopefully) back. Slow-burn horror […]
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10 Great Sci-fi Films You’ve Probably Never Seen
As we head into the third decade of the 21st Century, science fiction in film seems poised to catch up with itself. No other genre lends itself so well to the spectacle of the multiplex, but no other genre can date itself so quickly either. Whether reboot or modern update, science fiction films and television […]
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15 Underrated 1990s Crime Movies You May Have Never Seen
Crime movies have been popular as long as movies have been around, and the 1990s was a great decade for crime dramas; ranging from Martin Scorsese-Nicholas Pileggi collaborations (“Goodfellas,” “Casino”) to amazing stuff offered by BrianDe Palma (“Carlito’s Way”), Michael Mann (“Heat”), Abel Ferrara (“King of New York”) and many more. However, there were also […]