Though we all know America wasn’t the only country putting out solid cinema through the the 1970s, one cannot deny that Hollywood was going through a new golden period. Independent features and major studio films alike were garnering critical acclaim while also getting bums on to cinema seats, in what was arguably the richest and […]
Month: May 2024
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10 Great Thriller Movies Recommended By Denis Villeneuve
Since he burst onto the scene with “Incendies” in 2010, Denis Villeneuve has been a steady, singular presence at the cinema. With now 11 films under his belt and coming off the back of yet another critically acclaimed barn burner at the box office, the Canadian auteur seems to have further established himself as a […]
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10 Great 1960s Western Movie Classics You Probably Haven’t Seen
The ’60s was an incredible decade for the Westerns. It was an exciting time for the genre as Sergio Leone and John Ford kept delivering their masterpieces, and films like Sam Peckinpah’s “The Wild Bunch’ were a game changer for everyone. It’s all too obvious since there were so many great films, some ended up […]
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10 Great Underrated 1990s American Movie Classics You Probably Haven’t Seen
As a teenager in the 1990s, one was aware that American cinema was experiencing something of a golden renaissance, a period in which indie cinema and mainstream blockbusters could exist together and get along. There was room for both, and in fact the average cinema buff could healthily sample the mainstream and the independent, and […]
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All 14 Michael Mann Movies Ranked From Worst To Best
For the past half century, Michael Mann has remained a major creative force in American cinema and an absolute stalwart of the action genre. Throughout a boundary-pushing career that has seen him transform the landscapes of both film and TV, Mann has shown a keen eye for bombastic set pieces and a consistent interest in […]
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The 10 Best Western Movies of The 1960s
When assembling a chronological list of the ten best Westerns of the 1960s, one thing seems abundantly clear: the middle years of the decade are surprisingly barren. The first few years of the 1960s feel massively different stylistically to the outstanding Westerns of 1969; as if the assassination of President Kennedy had fractured America’s self-belief […]