In a matter of years, Ari Aster has breathed new life into what not long ago appeared to be a watered-down genre on its very last legs, where derivative schlock and uninspired sequels still reign supreme as the industry’s bread and butter. His meteoric rise from unknown New York film student to one of the […]
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10 Great Movies Favored By Jane Campion
As this year’s awards season closes, there hasn’t been a bigger winner than Jane Campion. The New Zealand director came back in style after a decade-long hiatus with The Power of the Dog, a scathing meditation on masculinity, classism and idolatry set in the American frontier. Her latest rodeo at the director’s chair is more […]
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10 Great Movies To Watch If You Liked “The French Dispatch”
After a release botched by the pandemic that put it on hold for over a year, The French Dispatch has at last arrived at every theater worldwide. The film introduces us to a number of episodic stories recounted by an American journal staff located in a fictional French town. For better or worse, it’s the […]
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All 9 Paul Thomas Anderson Movies Ranked From Worst To Best
The lofty reputation that precedes Paul Thomas Anderson’s name, including all the fervid rhetoric around his films, is simply unmatched by that of any of his contemporaries. For a whole generation that grew up between Blockbuster shelves, arguably no director filled the cinematic void left by the glorious seventies to a greater extent than PTA. […]
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10 Great 2021 Movies That Should Have Been Nominated For Best Picture
Dating back to their very first edition almost a century ago, the Academy Awards have triggered heated arguments and endless debates among film fans. By virtue of the ceremony’s cultural weight and global exposure, even the staunchest of cynics can’t help but feed off the yearly tradition of discussing which movies were recognized, which of […]
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All 10 Best Picture Nominees From 2021 Ranked From Worst To Best
As we bid farewell to an eventful year that’s gifted us with no shortage of memorable moments, dazzling comebacks and pleasant surprises on the silver screen, it’s time to cap off an intense awards season with a ceremony most love to hate and others hate to love, but that it’s almost impossible to ignore altogether—the […]