There’s really nothing that can be said about the 1980’s that hasn’t already been said. In short, it was a fun, vapid, poppy, shallow, optimistic, and overwhelmingly materialistic decade that was reflected in both popular consumer and popular entertainment products. Yes, the 1980’s, forgoing the leaps and bounds of artistry discovered by the filmmakers of […]
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20 Great Family-Friendly Horror Movies That Are Worth Your Time
A love of horror usually begins at an early age. To those who shy away from the macabre, it is a poorly understood obsession often landing the genre fan in a category somewhere between weirdo and psycho. Generations of misunderstood horror geeks have cowered in dark murky corners of libraries and video stores nursing copies […]
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The 16 Most Disturbing Black & White Movies of All Time
Black & White was, initially, the only option filmmakers had to incorporate in their works. The first popular movies, shot using the Technicolor company method, were musicals that presented vivid colors, such as “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) and “Singin’ in the Rain” (1952). Later, color films widely popular and common – since the 1970’s, […]
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10 Federico Fellini-Like Movies Not By Federico Fellini
You know an artist has left a serious mark on the world when they have their own adjective. Kafkaesque, Shakespearian, Beckettian, Lynchian, the list is rather exclusive. “Felliniesque” is a descriptor that gets thrown around a lot, but there is no exact definition of what it means, except of course, “like something out of Fellini”. […]
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The 10 Best Jake Gyllenhaal Movies You Need To Watch
He has portrayed a prince in an action blockbuster, a cowboy in love with another man, a neurotic kid who sees a giant bunny, and many action heroes. Jake Gyllenhaal, despite his youth, has done so much and done it with a high standard of quality. He is a member of an acting family, including […]
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The 15 Best Movies of 2015 So Far
Thus far, 2015 has been a busy year and this list proposes to look at some of the best films of 2015 to date. These films were shown at festivals or have had a theatrical release in the year 2015. As this list was written before the 2015 Cannes Film Festival was held, films shown […]