The cold war might be over long ago but that doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy a good ol’ cold war movie any more. The period has inspired and given birth to plenty of first-rate films, mainly thrillers and espionage infused conspiracy flicks. It appears that the most fruitful periods for these types of movies […]
Author: Emilio Santoni
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20 Great Films With Multiple Female Leads That Pass The Bechdel Test
First things first, the Bechdel Test rates films based on the criteria of containing at least two female characters who talk to each other about something besides a man. It’s remarkable (or unfortunately it might not be, seeing how our world works) how many films actually do not manage to pass this very simple set […]
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10 Essential Takashi Miike Films You Might Want To Watch
Let’s start this list with a disclaimer. The term “essential” in the title of this article applies only to those who are into Takashi Miike’s films and know what they might be in for. For all those who aren’t familiar with the works of the extremely prolific Japanese director yet, it will be very touch-and-go […]
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The 20 Best Movies of The New Hollywood Era
American cinema can roughly be divided in four major periods: the silent era, the classical Hollywood cinema or golden age of Hollywood, New Hollywood (also known as post-classical Hollywood or the Hollywood New Wave) and the contemporary modern “blockbuster” era. Of these periods New Hollywood is the shortest one, roughly spanning a decade, with its […]
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10 Masterpieces of World Cinema Every Movie Fan Should See (Part 2)
As our readers seemed to enjoy the last list of ten classic masterpieces from ten different nations, we decided to do a follow-up. Just like with the previous list, if you are a serious film buff, you might have already seen all of these films but maybe there are some you haven’t. And if your […]
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The 15 Best South Korean Crime Movies You Shouldn’t Miss
When it comes to bleak stylish thrillers and crime films, it’s hard to beat the South Koreans nowadays and all the movies listed below are fine examples of that statement. Whereas the South Korean film industry had been heavily state-regulated until the late eighties, the first fully non-government funded film, Marriage Story, appeared in 1992. […]