By their very nature, dark comedies are not inherently made to be crowd pleasers, and are generally built on a darker and more pervasive sense of humor. They can be challenging and subversive, and as they appeal to a more narrow audience, many times they lack mainstream appeal. You don’t see a lot of dark […]
Month: January 2020
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10 Movies Where Adam Sandler Is Actually Great
Ever since Adam Sandler became a movie star with his smash hits “Billy Madison” and “Happy Gilmore,” critics hated his humour. But in spite of this, Sandler has found his audience – not just by his man-child persona that he portrays in those aforementioned films, but also slightly more adult roles like in “Anger Management” […]
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10 Great 2019 Movies You May Not Have Seen
2019 is officially over and now we’re in 2020, a whole new year and a whole lot more to look forward to. 2019 saw a lot of major events happening in the film business. At the moment I’m writing this eight films have grossed over a billion dollars (6 of which being Disney), streaming services […]
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10 Great Cult Horror Movies You’ve Probably Never Seen
Exploitation may not do the business it once did, but in terms of sheer numbers, it’s just as vibrant as it ever was. What’s more, the new ones can often go toe-to-toe with the classics, and a few of them — Sharknado, for one — become genuine cultural phenomena. It’s an impressively giant industry populated […]
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10 Movies That Tried Too Hard To Be Cool
Every movie, to some extent, tries. Effort is fundamental to any worthwhile or meaningful art. Most of the worst films ever made are the ones that just truly didn’t try. Then there the films that tried just a little too hard. The ones that got a little too excited. The ones that bit off a […]
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The 10 Most Uplifting Movie Endings of All Time
When you consider the aesthetic pleasure of gazing upon masterfully shot and edited scenes that draw the strength from unique elements of cinema, along with the inescapable sympathy that great screenplays and atmospheres combine, the impact might be enormous at the end of the film. Whether it’s catharses, events, or situations that infiltrate our lives, […]