First and crucially, the films explored in this list feature a story or sub-story told backwards. The first film to feature a sequence where the events happen in reverse was Jean Epstein’s “La glace à trois faces” (The Three Sided Mirror) in 1927, but the most well known use of this technique was made in […]
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The 10 Best British Comedies of The Last Decade
Comedy is probably the most subjective genre of film but with 2015 looming and the holiday quickly approaching, it is also the genre that tends to unite families and large gatherings. The universal language of laughter is the one that a majority of people will turn to in these fun filled weeks and so below […]
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The 23 Best Independent Movies of 2014
2014 has undoubtedly been an incredible year for cinema. From satirical comedies to engrossing thrillers to thematically heart-wrenching tales, independent films flourished this year and have portrayed some of the best performances and most original storylines we have seen in years. Whether you’re looking for a laugh, a scare, or an intellectually stimulating experience, it […]
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The 14 Most Dangerous Femme Fatales In Modern Movies
The original meaning of a “femme fatale” is at least as old as humanity itself. The symbol of a seductive, immoral female figure first emerged in the initial story of Adam and Eve. The femme fatale motif runs like a red thread in various literary works such a Heinrich Heine’s Loreley or the dancing daughter […]
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20 Essential Films For An Introduction To Avant-Garde Cinema
Avant-garde is a term used to refer a series of manifestations that openly depart from the canons of the Status Quo. Though the eagerness to innovate can be traced through different stages of history, the emergence of Avant-garde manifestations occurred at the final stage of 19th century. Those manifestations met a golden age of development […]
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30 Overlooked Noir Films That Are Worth Watching
The term “film noir” was first coined by French critic Nino Frank in 1946. It translates to “black film” in French and was referring to Hollywood crime dramas made in the 1940’s and 1950’s. The term was not accepted immediately, with these types of films usually referred as melodramas and not classified in a distinct […]