Hollywood is predominately about heroes. As a result their stories can be often very predictable. No matter what happens during the story, one can almost be assured that our central hero will be victorious by the end. It reflects our desire for popular culture to be more optimistic and positive than real life, which can […]
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All 8 Quentin Tarantino Movies Ranked From Worst To Best
Since bursting onto the film scene with Reservoir Dogs, Quentin Tarantino has transformed the popular film landscape with smart-talking gangsters, pop culture references and non-linear storytelling devices. Working at a video store in Manhattan Beach for five years, he absorbed hundreds of different exploitation movies, Hong Kong pictures and various b-movie Westerns and Film Noir, […]
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10 Great Movies To Watch If You Like Martin Scorsese
One of the most influential American directors of all time, Martin Scorsese has left an incredible mark upon popular culture. Growing up in the Little Italy district of Lower Manhattan, he became a keen chronicler of Italian-American life through films such as Look Who’s Knocking at My Door, Italian-American, Raging Bull, Mean Streets and Goodfellas. […]
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10 Movies That Would Be Better If They Were Longer
For the most part, brevity is a virtue of cinema. Being able to say something profound in the least amount of time is a great way of distilling it down to its purist essence. Many films, especially blockbusters, are bogged down with filler scenes which add nothing except minutes to the experience. Howard Hawks sums […]
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The 10 Best Movie Scenes Shot In a Single Take
Virtuosic single take scenes are one of the key hallmarks of cinema. Whether it’s filming an entire scene in one distanced take or making use of steadicam or handheld cameras, an extended sequence with no cuts can immerse the viewer into the film, allowing us to process reality as the characters may see it. There […]
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10 Great Movies To Watch If You Like Andrei Tarkovsky
The most famous director to ever come out of the Soviet Union, Andrei Tarkovsky has had a massive influence on both auteurist filmmakers and the science-fiction genre. Known for his long and austere takes, serious inquisitions into the nature of the human spirit and enigmatic endings, his relatively short filmography — spanning only seven features […]