2018 was a stellar year for cinema. Whether it was repackaging the old glamour of Hollywood in A Star Is Born, reinventing superhero movies in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, the unique slow-burn thrills of Burning, or Alfonso Cuaron going back to his youth to provide his best film in Roma, the year was chock-a-block with […]
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The 10 Best Romantic Thrillers of All Time
The formula for a romantic thriller is simple. You have to have a femme fatale, a man willing enough to be duped, and the ever-constant threat of danger. Throw in an overarching conspiracy and you’re in for a rollicking good time. Combining both a fear and fascination with sex, and the worldview that romance (or […]
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The 10 Most Surreal Movie Masterpieces of All Time
Starting in the art world of Paris in the 1920s by artists and poets such as Andre Breton, Guillaume Apollinaire and Louis Aragon, surrealism was adopting as a way of allowing the unconscious to freely express itself. Inspired by the dream theories of Sigmund Freud, surrealism foregoes rational explanation in favour of strange juxtapositions, illogical […]
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The 10 Saddest Romantic Movies of All Time
Romantic love is one of the most tumultuous of emotions, ranging from elation to heartbreak in mere moments. It’s something nearly all people experience, making sad romantic films one of the most popular of film genres. Whether it’s the forces of society, illness, being married to the wrong person or simply unable to deal with […]
Twarz – Berlinale 2018 Review
Twarz’s very first images — close-ups of blank faces in the cold — initially give the viewer the impression that we will be in for a serious drama. Then it cuts to establish the setting: these characters are standing outside a Christmas underwear shopping spree that’s just about to start. The lights turn on, the […]
The Green Fog – Berlinale 2018 Review
The films of Guy Maddin are a dream for cinephiles. Filtering his unique vision through a wealth of cinematic history, his movies are filled with endless references and allusions to other films. This style has now found an end-point in the fascinating The Green Fog, which remakes Vertigo via tens of different movies and TV […]