Campy films don’t appeal to everyone, but there’s certainly a devoted audience for that brand of kitschy artifice and over-the-top style. For those who can appreciate some excess in their art, these ten underrated masterpieces of camp are absolute must-sees. 1. Barbarella (1968, Roger Vadim) There’s a fun test of gender equality in films […]
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Pulling Focus: Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) & Trouble Every Day (2001)
Spooky action at a distance “Well, that certainly was visual,” deadpans an ashen yet elegant Eve after watching an amiable confrere disintegrate in a cistern of acid. Eve, a vampire, played by the exquisite Tilda Swinton, is one half of an immortal dyad, whose husband, Adam, is portrayed by an incurably cool Tom Hiddleston in […]
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The 15 Best Klaus Kinski Movies You Need To Watch
Klaus Kinski was an amazing character actor with distinctive facial features who was best known for taking on any role available regardless of the quality, as well as his violent temper and behavior during productions and his working relationship with director Werner Herzog. He would often take on second-rate European films for the large paycheck, […]
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15 Movie Soundtracks That Are Way Better Than The Movies
Music in films are usually a tool that filmmakers use to highlight the drama and action happening in movies, especially if the lyrics fit the situation on screen. It is fair to say that popular films and music often go hand in hand if one is connected to the other. While they both may be […]
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The 20 Best Movies About Alternate Reality
Alternate reality is a topic that every writer and director wants to work with and write about. It is an abstract concept that includes a parallel universe, a place where different actions of a different species take place. It may also refer to humans, as we all are living in a different reality that is […]
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The 15 Best Movies About Redemption
In the arts, there are a few age-old themes that have persisted throughout the centuries. One can find these themes in plays, poetry and songs from the works of Homer to the modern era. They persist because they are universally relevant, because every society understands them, no matter the time or place. They are the […]