When it comes to South Korean cinema, chances are you’ve heard the names of Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook ad infinitum. If you are looking for essential Korean recommendations, you will probably stumble upon lists with the same hyper-violent thrillers, from Memories of Murder to Oldboy. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, as they […]
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The 10 Best James Caan Movies
On July 6, 2022, we lost one of Hollywood’s most iconic actors. Best remembered as the hot-headed son of Vito Corleone in ‘The Godfather’, James Caan’s name is now firmly entrenched in the upper echelons of cinema history as an icon of blue-collar America and a timeless symbol of virility on the silver screen. Born […]
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10 Great Thriller Movies Favored By David Cronenberg
If there’s something that David Cronenberg truly excels at, it’s freaking out the audience with the kind of creepy, disgusting imagery that sends chills down your spine and etches in your mind for long after the credits roll. Whether it’s the bug typewriters of ‘Naked Lunch’, the head-bursting explosions of ‘Scanners’, the teeth-bulleted guns of […]
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All 6 Safdie Brothers Movies Ranked From Worst To Best
There’s no place like New York. Both the birthplace of myriad geniuses as well as the backdrop to some of the most iconic films ever captured on celluloid, living up to its lofty cinematic heritage may seem like a hefty endeavor to most. But not to the Safdie Brothers — a maverick pair of auteurs […]
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10 Great Thriller Movies Favored By Park Chan-wook
When it comes to thrillers deliberately crafted to make your skin crawl and haunt you long after the credits roll, Park Chan-wook is second to none. With iconic masterpieces such as ‘Oldboy’, ‘Thirst’ or ‘Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance’ under his belt, it wouldn’t be too much of an overstatement to claim that he’s pushed the […]
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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 […]