This is a list of films that capture the audience’s attention almost as soon as the first image fades in from black. These images are so arresting that they carry us through the whole film and reflect something important about the film as a whole. Warning: Spoilers 1. Cache The ambiguous mise-en-scene of Cache […]
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10 Controversial Movies That Are Now Considered Masterpieces
If you want to make an extremely controversial film, there are a number of easy things filmmakers can do – insult religious groups, have over-the-top explicitly sexual scenes that are compared to the likes of pornography, offend governments, glorify extreme violence, or just freak the hell out of the public, among a number of other […]
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The 10 Best Erotic Movies of All Time
It is in the interest of any aspiring filmmaker to strive for originality in storytelling, above all else. Cinema is an art form in which no single iteration of a story formula is truly unique. Hence, it is up to the filmmakers to find new and expressive ways to tell stories that are otherwise anything […]
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The 10 Most Insultingly Bad Sequels To Great Movies
We live in the cinematic world of sequels. The number of releases that are prequels, spin-offs or follow-ups to existing movies seems to grow every year, and it has become a main trait of commercial cinema to plan franchises that can last for years and years. The quality of these sequels can vary within a […]
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10 Movie Remakes That Missed The Point of The Original
A lot of filmgoers are of the opinion that the movie industry shouldn’t bother with remakes. Great movies are great for a reason – they don’t need to be remade, because the best version of them already exists – and movies that are less than great aren’t worth remaking anyway. Still, in certain cases, the […]
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10 Great Recent Movies You May Have Missed
Time flies. For a movie buff, the hasty seconds of time count as cinematic experiences. But life is one and only, while cinema is formed by infinite pieces of colors, shadows, and thoughts. Would it ever be possible to watch all of the existing good films and the ones to come? Arguably, not. Even if […]