It is surprisingly difficult to find examples of science-fiction films which you could call optimistic. There are several reasons for this. One is that it is harder to tell stories about futuristic worlds in which everybody is happy. It also tends to be a symptom of how the popular imagination reflects the world shaping it. […]
Month: May 2022
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All 19 Coen Brothers Movies Ranked From Worst To Best
Here are two names that need no introduction: Joel and Ethan Coen. The spectrum of adulation that has enfolded their work is practically unmatched by any American director in the past forty years. Across that time, they have forged a reputation as genuine trendsetters in the industry, not least for their unapologetic flouting of genre […]
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All 10 Kathryn Bigelow Movies Ranked From Worst To Best
“She is interested in the ways her characters live dangerously for philosophical reasons.” – Roger Ebert on Bigelow’s films. California-born Kathryn Bigelow began as an artist, before transitioning in to making short films. In the ‘80s, she directed two cult neo-noir pictures, before establishing herself as cinema’s finest author of action movies. More recently, she’s […]
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10 Great Surreal Thriller Movies You’ve Probably Never Seen
Surrealism, as defined by the movement’s founder André Breton, seeks to express the real functioning of consciousness, of thought. Such expressions are dreamlike and are absent of logic, stylization, and linearity. Normal objects and activities become displayed in abnormal or distorted ways that sever the traditional associations we have to them. Common themes explored in […]
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All 16 Paul Verhoeven Movies Ranked From Worst To Best
Paul Verhoeven is undoubtedly one of the most transgressive artists ever to have been a major Hollywood player; a genius satirist and a master craftsman of spectacle; a pervert with never-ending interest in sexual mores and a populist who makes grand action extravaganzas designed to be enjoyed by all; a funny man who deals with […]
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The 10 Best Robert Pattinson Movies
Robert Pattinson, like his Twilight co-star Kristen Stewart, has unfortunately developed a negative reputation based solely on one series of movies. No matter how many critically acclaimed movies he stars in, he will always be associated with a mediocre series of young adult vampire flicks. Thankfully, this is mostly just the opinion of the general […]