The 30 Greatest Character Actors in Hollywood History

Steve Buscemi

They may not be flashy, but any filmmaker will tell you that they can’t make a movie without good character actors. They are the best friends, the reliable sergeants, trusted deputies and essential confidants. Character actors are usually anonymous ‘types’ who can play a variety of characters, or idiosyncratic individuals who fit a certain mold […]

The 15 Best Anthology Horror Films You Need To Watch

Trick r’ Treat

Anthology seems to be a suitable resort for Horror as a film genre. Normally composed by three or four short films interwoven by a primal or frame story, anthology horror films tend to find the positive reception and even critical acclaim commonly unusual in the genre. This may not be suppressive at all; regarding the […]

The 15 Best British Films of The 1980s

Withnail & I (1986)

Increased cuts to sources of funding meant that by the 1980’s the British Film industry was struggling. Britain itself was undergoing social and economical change as structures and certainties of the past were fading, bringing prosperity for some and hardship for others – something many saw as being driven by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative […]

Filmmaker Retrospective: The Realistic Cinema of Jia Zhangke

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Over the past decade, Jia Zhangke has secured his position not only as the leading figure of China’s “Sixth Generation” of filmmakers, but also as one of the world’s most important contemporary directors. Hailing from the small city of Fenyang in Shanxi province, Jia spent his free time on the streets, a self-professed hooligan of […]