Spike Lee not only encapsulates the Black American experience but uses the medium of film to call out the hypocrisies within United States society and the racial, political, and sexual tensions just simmering beneath the surface. He’s fierce, unapologetic, and touches raw nerves in his work about the problematic social arrangement between the races and […]
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10 Great Dark Comedies From The 1990s You May Have Missed
The 1990s ushered in a darker, edgier tone in films. With the newfound popularity of indie filmmaking, which operated outside the traditional Hollywood system, filmmakers found a new freedom in the types of films–and the sort of subject matter–that could be produced. In this atmosphere, dark comedy thrived, particularly edgy satires of social and political […]
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10 Box Office Bombs of the Past 20 Years That Are Actually Good Movies
Making a film is expensive: between union labor costs, the exorbitant salaries the on-screen talent draw, and the cost of special effects, on average a Hollywood film costs around $65 million. But this doesn’t include promotional and marketing costs, which can run nearly half the original budget alone, bringing the average movie’s overall budget to […]
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10 Great Dark Comedies From the 1980s You May Have Missed
What it is about a delightfully dark comedy that we enjoy? While comedy comes in many forms–romantic, slapstick, buddy, slobs vs. snobs, surreal–only dark comedy seems to cut to the core of what makes something funny–which is that comedy is ultimately a response against the darker, sadder, and ultimately mortal elements of our existence. So […]
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All 5 Superhero Movies From 2017 Ranked From Worst To Best
Since the beginning of their renaissance over the past decade, superhero movies have quickly become some of the most profitable and popular films that are looked forward to by audiences every year. It seems each year sees one or two big blockbuster superhero films that break box office records and receive rave reviews from critics. […]
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The 5 Best Horror Movies of 2017 (So Far)
Horror films are often resistant to criticism, either because the genre as a whole isn’t particularly highly regarded by “serious” critics or because many horror films are low-budget, poorly produced shock films that look to deliver on their implicit promise of graphic violence rather than creating a quality movie. And 2017 has been no different […]