An acting performance is like the face of a film. It doesn’t create the film’s identity, but yet it’s often what we most closely associate a movie with. When this happens, an unusually skilled actress or actor deserves much of the credit. Though a successful performance can blossom only within the broader context of a […]
Author: Martin Wilson
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10 Reasons Why 2018’s Suspiria Remake Is A Great Film
Fans of Dario Argento’s 1977 classic, Suspiria, weren’t exactly pining for a remake, but in 2018 they got one anyway. Argento’s fellow Italian director, Luca Guadagnino, has thrown down the gauntlet with his reworking of the beloved horror shocker, and now the opinions are ours to form. Even though a 21st century Suspiria might have […]
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10 Directors With The Greatest Number of Masterpieces
The difference between genius and skill can be difficult to recognize at first. Both can be used to make a great movie, but only one can be counted on to reliably repeat the results. A director with only technical, learned skill might create a masterpiece if every other contributing factor merges at just the right […]
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10 Great Movies Adapted From Literary Masterpieces
The history of storytelling is a riveting tale as old as civilization itself. From the earliest cave drawings to the screens we stare at today, sharing stories has been an essential element of human development. But while the vehicles of the narrative have changed drastically, the intent remains the same: through the use of a […]
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15 Great Gothic Horror Movies You May Not Have Seen
Making a Gothic horror film isn’t as easy as one might imagine. A rigorous pedigree has been established within the genre, and hopeful entries must be able to pass a careful screening. So what exactly is expected of a proper Gothic horror film? There are a few informal rules which will be helpful for us […]
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The 15 Best Gothic Horror Movies of All Time
Gothic cinema is soaked in a rich heritage rooted in the florid, lurid Gothic literature of the 18th and 19th centuries. At that time, spiritualism was thick in the air, séances were respectable social events, and religion was outstripping science in its investigations of the metaphysical. The literature that emerged, and the films that followed, […]