5 Reasons Why “Watchmen” Is A Masterpiece of The Genre

In 2007, director Zack Snyder took on the task of adapting Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons magnum opus “Watchmen”. Famous for revolutionizing DC Comics, “Watchmen” had had a troubled history making it to the big screen, but in 2009 was finally released to the public. The movie opened up to polarizing reviews, with some critics […]

12 Terrible Movies Made By Great Directors

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There’s a classic saying that no one sets out to make a bad movie – unless you’re a talentless hack, then it goes without saying. Still, if you skim through some of the highest-regarded filmmakers around, with a little patience you’ll find that awkward stinker. It’s rare, but it happens, some times due to behind-the-scenes […]

7 Reasons Why “The Neon Demon” Is A Huge Disappointment

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Nicholas Winding Refn is a director with a very fixed vision. Some people will inevitably be in awe of it. Others may reject it as ‘style over substance’. Refn’s most recent film, The Neon Demon, is an attempted examination of the modelling scene in L.A. While this has certainly been done before, Refn calls upon […]

25 Classic Hollywood Movies Every Young Movie Buff Should See

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The landmark 1987 book Cultural Literacy by E.D. Hirsh argued that people should have a comfortable degree of knowledge concerning aspects of general culture which help to enrich and broaden the minds and lives of those who process that knowledge. There are many facets of culture which inform a person’s life and, in the modern […]

10 Great Antonionian Movies Not By Michelangelo Antonioni

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What does it mean to utilize a filmmaker’s style as an adjective to explain another filmmaker’s work? The comparison can give a sense of admiration toward the referee filmmaker. It’s an admiration that is not necessarily felt and consciously applied by the mentioned authors in this list; it is merely a similarity that a spectator […]