The 15 Best Movies Influenced by Bertolt Brecht’s Theater Techniques

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Since the beginning of cinema, the theater has been a major influence on the medium. Cinematic staging is largely based on precepts from the theater. Though cinema developed its own language, a lot of traces of theater are still present. To point out the obvious, most acting techniques come directly from theater. Perhaps in Hollywood […]

The 10 Best Asian Horror Movies of The 21st Century

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Horror is a category where Asian filmmakers have truly excelled over the years. Since 1998’s The Ring, a film that went on to become an international sensation, the road to internaational recognition of the genre was paved with a plethora of films attainng huge success in Asia and the rest of the world. Consequently, Hollywood […]

The 15 Best Movies Influenced by The Philosophy of Albert Camus

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If you consider “Absurd” to be whatever is without any meaning, or not connected to any meaning, you’re probably in the wrong list, but if you consider “Absurd” to be a lack of sense, logic and rational thought, you’re in the right place. Cinema is completely full of examples of absurdity, with a lack of […]

The 10 Best Joseph Gordon-Levitt Movies

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is 34 years old. In those 34 years he has quickly become one of the most interesting and recognizable actors of his generation. Flitting between prestigious challenging indie films and hyper-budgeted blockbusters without hesitation he is versatile, ambitious and normally always charming. Having started his acting career in A River Runs Through It, […]