Every film has some merit, even the worst ones. In this list, we look at 10 examples (in non-specific order) of otherwise bad films, but which did have their moment(s) of brilliance. Certainly there will be fans who consider every second of these films a treasure. Others will consider the author insane for having chosen […]
Day: December 11, 2016
Tati’s Hulot Films: The Struggle of the Organic Soul in an Inorganic World
In the hands of the masters, no form of dramatic expression is more powerful than comedy. The cliché that all comedy is born of tragedy is no exaggeration. Laughter is the strongest defense against what can often seem a terribly cruel and unjust world. At its best, humor laughs at the same moment it commiserates […]
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10 Reasons Why “Train to Busan” Is The Best Zombie Movie of The 21st Century (So Far)
The sequel to the animated film “Seoul Station”, also by Yeon Sang-ho, “Train to Busan” is the film with the most admissions in South Korea for 2016, with more than 11.5 million. This number places it in the 11th position of the all-time list with admissions in the country, despite the fact that it is […]
Pulling Focus: Le Samouraï (1967)
“Melville is God to me… [Le Samouraï is] the closest to a perfect movie that I have ever seen.” – John Woo Being and nothingness In a taut and lean 100 minutes Jean-Pierre Melville somehow manages to condense and distill 30 plus years of gangster movies, police procedurals, and film noir into an astonishing […]