Those strong, still cameras. The still, silent samurai in the midground; the glaring katana in the fore; the windblown reeds in the back. Cut to his opponent, matching the stoic attitude, in the few tense seconds before a flare of slashes decides the victor. There are hundreds, thousands of these moments, each as thrilling as […]
Author: Patrick McInerney
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10 Benchmarks of Italian Giallo Movies You Shouldn’t Miss
Boycott Hollywood horror until they get it right. Don’t give them any more of your money. It’s cold this winter, so put your money to better use, and burn it for the warmth. Or, better yet, give it to people who made giallo, who actually cared about thrilling you! They established the slasher genre, invented […]
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10 Great Kung Fu Movies Hollywood Should Start Studying
It’s a black hole. Its job is to consume, and the best you can do is look to the event horizon to admire what hasn’t yet been destroyed. Hollywood wasn’t always this way. They gladly incorporated German expressionist directors into the fold, stirring them with hard-boiled novels to produce film noir, one of the U.S.’s […]
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10 Movie Masterpieces Too Unsung To Be Widely Regarded
You’re not going to become a cinephile by knowing a little about a lot of movies. Neurologists don’t need to know about astronomy to be scientists. Most of the men and women who earn doctorates and make their livings writing textbooks on Southeast Asian movies would be out of their depth talking about French Poetic […]