Terrence Malick’s late period, which runs from “The Tree of Life” to “Knight of Cups”, has had a strange life. It was universally hailed in the beginning and then rejected with “To The Wonder” and “Knight of Cups”; people have started to sneer, and some people have taken a revisionary angle where they only value […]
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10 Reasons “The Wizard of Oz” is Actually a Cult Film
Anyone can be forgiven for thinking MGM’s 1939 musical ‘masterpiece’ The Wizard of Oz (based on L.Frank Baum’s 1900 children’s novel ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’) was an instant mainstream classic. However, MGM invested what was at the time their largest budget ever ($3 million) only to fail to see any healthy financial return or […]
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7 Reasons Why “Melancholia” is the Most Captivating Film of The 2010s (So Far)
Lars von Trier’s “Melancholia” is a part of the so-called Depression Trilogy, along with “Nymphomaniac” and “Antichrist”. Another term for the trilogy could be the Despair Trilogy, since various mental illnesses and disorders are depicted in these films. All of them are tied together by the phenomenon of despair, and a sense of hopelessness and […]
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10 Reasons Why “Die Hard” Is The Ultimate Christmas Movie
Christmas is a time for family, gifts and being grateful for what we have in life. It is also a time of Christmas traditions. Throughout December, millions will descend upon shopping complexes for last minute gifts, excessively decorate houses and Christmas trees, hang stockings above the fireplace and forced against their will into humiliating Christmas […]
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5 Reasons Why “Suicide Squad” Was The Most Disappointing Superhero Movie This Year
In a year where the superhero genre was set to flourish to new heights, it was to be expected that not every film would live up to the hype. These are blockbusters with hundreds of millions of dollars riding on the line, and movie studios need to ensure that there is some return investment guaranteed […]