In the macabre and entrancing first scene of Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez’s “Sin City,” a woman in a scarlet evening dress (Marley Shelton) and a man in a black business suit (Josh Hartnett) chat on a massive balcony overlooking a vast and shadowy metropolis. It’s a gushingly romantic encounter and for a moment, you […]
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5 Reasons Why “Road to Perdition” is an Overlooked Masterpiece
Sam Mendes’ directorial debut American Beauty was nominated for eight Oscars in 2000 and won five of them (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Cinematography). It was a shockingly brilliant showing for a first-time director. When Mendes followed it up with the graphic novel adaptation Road to Perdition, starring Tom […]
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The 10 Best Scenes in Andrei Tarkovsky Films
In the words of Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, “Tarkovsky for me is the greatest, the one who invented a new language, true to the nature of film, as it captures life as a reflection, life as a dream.” Needless to say, Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky is considered to be one of the most prolific and […]
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10 Reasons Why “Logan” is the Best Superhero Movie Since “The Dark Knight”
WARNING: Massive spoilers lie ahead. If you have yet to see Logan, please do so before reading this review. You’ve been warned. Since 2008’s The Dark Knight, there have been a select few astonishing superhero films. God knows there’s been enough to choose from. Some favorites of comic lovers and general audiences alike include Captain […]
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The 15 Best Movie Car Chases of All Time
Nothing has grabbed an audience and pulled them to the edge of their seats quite like a car chase. Even gunfights and martial arts have nothing on it. Done right, a cinematic car chase can define a movie and make it a classic. Lots of things can set a car chase apart from its competition: […]
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6 Reasons Why “Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring” is a Modern Masterpiece of South Korean Cinema
“Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring” is a South Korean movie directed by Ki-duk Kim and starring Yeong-su Oh, Young-min Kim, Jong-ho Kim, Jae-kyung Seo, and Yeo-jin Ha. Released in 2003, the movie follows the life of a Buddhist monk, taking place in a monastery in the middle of a forest. We follow him as […]