Every year, same story. For every great, original, well-written film, we get a clichéd, misguided film with lazy writing and uninspired direction, sometimes with flat acting. The year 2019 is hardly different. This year has given us great films like “Us” and “Gloria Bell,” but then we also got some major disappointments. A pretentious sci-fi […]
Year: 2019
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10 Great Movies Whose Stories Imitate Actors’ Own Lives
So in my last article I discussed films that I felt their directors were born to make. And fittingly enough I find myself with another similar task but this time with my focus being on the actors. There’s something to be said about the right casting that goes into a film. The best decisions can […]
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10 Great Recent Sci-fi Movies You’ve Probably Never Seen
Every year, Hollywood dishes out massive sci-fi spectacles for the world to behold. Later this year, we have movies like Terminator: Dark Fate and Ad Astra to look forward to. These movies will join other big-budget science fiction flicks like Alita: Battle Angel and Captain Marvel. With so many wide release sci-fi films, it’s hard […]
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The 10 Most Heartbreaking Movie Endings of All Time
Creating a satisfying ending to a movie is not for the faint of heart. Get it wrong and the audience will hate you for it. You’ll be mocked for years afterwards. Ok, it might not get that bad, but why take the chance? Creating a satisfying ending to a movie that is heartbreaking, as well, […]
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10 Movies To Watch When You Want Something Suspenseful
Suspense is a difficult thing to achieve in film. Alfred Hitchcock said that suspense means letting the audience know more than the characters. However, while Hitchcock’s definition is very well put into words, suspense is much more than that. To make suspense in films, you have to grab the viewer’s full attention and you have […]
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The 10 Most Disappointing Movies From Great Directors
Filmmaking is all about chemistry. Apart from the chemistry between the actors that is always evident on the screen, there are other kinds of bonding that must happen if a quality film is to be made. The technical crews should bond with each other and with the director of that film, the casting has to […]