Did you ever wonder why that, every time you want to see a sci-fi movie, you always go back to the usual ones? Maybe because you think that the golden age of the sci-fi genre is past and gone. Maybe because you don’t want to look interminably for new undiscovered pictures. We got you, son. […]
This year a Korean won the most prestigious award at the most prestigious film festival, the Palme D’or from the Cannes Film Festival, making it the first time for a Korean to ever do so. That Korean was not Hong Sang-soo or Kim Ki-duk, or even Lee Chang-dong or Park Chan-wook, it was none other […]
From French New Wave to Italian Neorealism, a lot of critically acclaimed films have been lost in the dust of time. Here is a list of some art-house films that are criminally underrated. 10. Cold Water (1994) Directed by Olivier Assayas, “Cold Water” is a powerful drama about teenage rebellion and love. Being an […]
Movie critics and the Jury at the Cannes Film Festival do not always coincide in their opinions about the movies that premiere in the Croisette. Last year Jia’s “Ash is Purest White” and Ceylan’s “Wild Pear Tree,” though appraised, left Palais de Festivals with no award, while “Burning” only won the FIPRESCI award, even with […]
Horror is an interesting cinematic genre. For one thing, it seems hundreds of horror movies are made every year, relatively cheaply and relying on jump scares and special effects. But much like comedy, Horror is constantly changing as the breadth of things that scare us widen and change just as the world changes. This list […]
David Fincher is one of the most interesting filmmakers today. He redefined the genre of neo-noir in terms of content, and he creates perfect atmospheres with his challenging unique cinematography. A director gives his own darkness to his characters and annoys the audience, and in Fincher’s films, we often see characters that are obsessively dedicated […]