Joker, Jojo Rabbit, Us…these are just some of the films that weren’t weird enough to make it onto our list of the most bizarre films of the year. In a time when CGI and niche platforms allow genres to plumb the depths of fantasy, futurism, and depravity, what does it mean to be bizarre? Yet […]
Author: Samy Amanatullah
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The 20 Best Movie Opening Scenes of The 2010s
It’s hard to overstate the burden borne by a movie’s opening. The best ones are mini-treatises — bold statements that tie together plot and theme to give audiences a sense of where they’re going while getting them excited for the journey. The worst ones simply have us reach for the off button. In the 2010s, […]
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The 25 Best Horror Movies of The 2010s
Cinema in the 2010s ended on a strange note. The theatrical release as we knew it had come to be dominated almost entirely by superheroes. Horror, once that most reviled of genres, carried the torch for cinema that was serious, challenging, and spoke to larger issues. The studio system’s reliance on intellectual property with the […]
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The 10 Best Horror Movie Sequels of All Time
This past decade has seen the rise of so-called “elevated” horror. A host of budding auteurs have re-upped the genre with doses of prestige, social relevance, and awards prospects. While this is mostly good news, it has turned attention from one of the genre’s most enduring, and trashy, facets: the sequel. Sequels don’t get much […]
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The 10 Best Movie Scenes of 2018
In terms of pop culture, and the most buzzed about movie scenes of 2018 came from the hits. There’s Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga singing “Shallow” in A Star Is Born, the snap from Avengers: Infinity War, the Live Aid concert from Bohemian Rhapsody, any one of Mission Impossible: Fallout’s action set pieces, Kilmonger’s death […]
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Oscar 2019: Worst Snubs in Each Category
Almost everybody has something bad to say about the Oscars, yet they remain one of the most famous bellwethers for cinematic quality. The Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences has made it clear that it knows it has problems and is making drastic changes. While some of these have been unsavoury and controversial, some changes […]