Comedy has been around for almost as long as entertainment itself. Equally valuable as a form of escapism in times of hardship as a weapon of activism and social awareness, comedy has continuously retooled and adapted to mirror the sensibilities and concerns of its time. From Chaplin and Keaton, Hawks and Sturges to Wilder and […]
Month: October 2021
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10 Great Thriller Movies You Probably Haven’t Seen
Some thrillers are brilliant examples of cinematic technique and narrative structure. Some have a twist in their tail or a narrative hook to catch your attention. Others are sometimes forgotten, taken off television schedules, left on the self, or lost among the more famous titles on Netflix. Some thrillers get a raw deal with their […]
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10 Great Horror Films Favored By Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro’s knowledge and passion for horror cinema is too expansive to be contained by a single list – there’s simply too many recommendations of too many great movies to ignore. So here’s a second list of horror movies recommended by del Toro, for your viewing pleasure (listed chronologically). 1. I Walked with […]
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10 Movies With The Most Heavy-Handed Messages
Movies can cause change. Going back to the early days of cinema, visionaries behind the camera and the typewriter have used the medium to translate topical messages in engaging ways. After all, anecdotes and examples can often be the most compelling arguments of all. But something disastrous comes about when filmmakers awkwardly present their own […]
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10 Great Movies To Watch If You Liked “Squid Game”
Once in a while, a show comes up that everybody starts to talk about, and no, not just in one country or region but nearly the whole world. It’s rare but it happens. Sometimes it lasts long, sometimes it doesn’t. We’ll see how “Squid Game” will hold up but there’s no question, this is the […]
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The 10 Best Men On A Mission War Movies
In the canon of dead genres, one of the most sorely missed in the current landscape of cinema is the “men-on-a-mission” war film. The mid-budget, aimed at adult action adventure movie is all but extinct, but there was a time in which they were a regularity; big studios would release these sturdy, terrifically fun pictures […]