With all their shootouts and car chases and fist fights, action movies clearly exist in a heightened version of reality. The heroes and villains are very clear-cut and unambiguous, and the characters undertake death-defying stunts and come out without a scratch. It’s not the most realistic genre – but it has the potential to be […]
Author: Ben Sherlock
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10 Movie Remakes That Missed The Point of The Original
A lot of filmgoers are of the opinion that the movie industry shouldn’t bother with remakes. Great movies are great for a reason – they don’t need to be remade, because the best version of them already exists – and movies that are less than great aren’t worth remaking anyway. Still, in certain cases, the […]
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The 10 Most Intense Thrillers of the 21st Century
As far as film genres go, the thriller is one of the easiest to define. It does what it says on the tin – it thrills the audience. Thriller movies are pitched somewhere between action movies and horror movies. They’re exciting, they make your heart race – they can even be quite grisly and shocking. […]
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10 Actors Who Should’ve Gotten Their Oscars Earlier
The Academy Awards are what separate the wheat from the chaff in Hollywood. There are a number of controversies surrounding the Academy’s voting methods, including a lack of diversity on the board and less appreciation for bigger-budgeted blockbuster movies than smaller arthouse fare, but generally, the Oscars decide which movies and movie-makers are considered to […]
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The 10 Most Shocking Movie Plot Twists of All Time
Moviegoers love a good plot twist. When the story suddenly takes a sharp left turn and pulls the rug out from under the audience, they go crazy. You can feel the hush settle across the theater and maybe hear a few gasps. M. Night Shyamalan has made a career out of plot twists, to the […]
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10 Not-So-Great Movies Made By Great Directors
Even the greatest filmmakers are not infallible. A director with the sharpest eye and the clearest creative vision and the strongest command of the form can still fall into some of the traps that make a bad movie. You can never be entirely certain what will click with an audience or what the critics will […]