“Swab dog!” sputters a dour and drunken Thomas Wake (Willem DaFoe) to a puerile and seriously shook up Epharim Winslow (Robert Pattinson) in one particularly memorable moment in Robert Eggers’ entrancingly controlled psychological horror film, The Lighthouse. Ostensibly a chamber piece set in an isolated lighthouse along the enraged sea off the North American coast […]
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The 10 Most Entertaining Sci-fi Films of The 21st Century
Films can do so many things for an audience. They can scare or shock us, they can make us laugh or cry, they can be thought provoking and serious, they can raise important issues and encourage discussions, they can be a form of escapism, and of course, they can entertain us for two hours. Or […]
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10 Great Crime Films You’ve Probably Never Seen
Not all crime movies enjoy a passionate fan base. There are numerous of crime films that are either neglected or criminally underappreciated. Some of them are still unsung masterpieces deserving more love and attention. Here is a list of 10 hidden gems of the crime genre. 10. The Border (1982) Directed by Tony Richardson, […]
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The 10 Most Accurate Movies About The Occult
Accurately discussing the Occult seems to be an impossible task on its surface. Any attempt to analyze what is, by nature, secret and hidden could be quixotic at best, and fraudulent at worst. When it comes to movies, logic warns us that what is being depicted either isn’t truly occultic, or is only partially representative. […]
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10 Incredibly Strange Films You Might Have Missed
Ever since Luis Bunuel and Salvador Dali banged their bizarre brains together and came up with the 1929 short film Un Chien Andalou, filmmakers around the world have attempted to outdo one another and create movies which twist and distort reality while bending the minds of their audiences. Some filmmakers with fertile imaginations and a […]
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10 Great Movies That Were Cut During Release
The success and failure of a motion picture can’t always be attributed to the vision, or the lack thereof, of a filmmaker. It is very much a studio-meddled participation, as much a director’s medium. The work of an auteur is nothing but a myth, as history has shown us how even the legendary filmmakers suffered […]