Clearly there’s something special about Soviet cinema. At times, the Soviet Union found itself without a rival in its output, producing subversive and avant-garde fare that surpassed that of countries well-known for their quality filmmaking, including the U.S., France, and Japan. And, of course, the wide range of Soviet movies contains many different forms of […]
Month: August 2020
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10 Great Genre Movies Made By Auteur Directors
Many cinephiles most enjoy the work of auteur filmmakers, whose films are highly creative and uncompromised from their unique visions and perspectives. Mainly codified during the early years of the French New Wave, auteur filmmaking really has existed throughout the history of cinema across the globe. Some of the greatest genre films have been directed […]
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10 Great Zombie Movies You’ve Probably Never Seen
For better or worse the zombie movie craze doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. At least some of this undead resurgence is due to the long-running AMC Studios serial drama The Walking Dead (which just finished its 10th season) and its spinoffs, and of course the rage-prone hordes got a solid shot in the arm […]
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The 10 Most Existentially Depressing Movies of Woody Allen
It is true that Woody Allen is a personality that has divided cinema fans across the globe. Whatever you think about him as a person though, there is no denying that he has made some of the most brilliant movies in history. Although his movies are more well known as light comedies of either the […]
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10 Underrated Movie Performances From Veteran Actors
These are more actors than you think that are universally recognised as all time greats. There have always been those sitting comfortably at the top, known by anybody with even a mildly passing interest in cinema, such as Robert De Niro, Al Pacino or Tom Cruise, however for those more interested by film there are […]
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The 10 Worst Movies of 2020 (So Far)
A year of film may not be over yet, but at this halfway point critics and audiences alike look to the films that they have both enjoyed and disliked the most so far. 2020 is an incredibly unique year for film. Due to the pandemic, theatres across the globe were forced to close, the film […]