More often than not, Hollywood gets it right when casting actors for roles. They have turned already established actors into legends by giving them that role they will always be remembered for. In other cases, they have produced some epic movies which have made superstars out of unknowns. But sometimes, something goes seriously wrong with […]
Month: March 2017
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The 10 Best Movies That Flopped At The Box Office
They’re undeniable masterpieces, cult-classics, holiday favorites, or innovators of the craft. One of them is often recognized as the single greatest work in cinema. And they all have one thing in common: not many people wanted to see them. At least not upon release, when all 10 of these films found themselves in a financial […]
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All 21 David Cronenberg Movies Ranked From Worst To Best
“Cronenberg is better than all the rest of us combined.” – John Carpenter Originally dismissed as an audacious genre director of challenging and stomach-turning horror schlock and subversion, David Cronenberg’s career has spanned some fifty odd years wherein he’s moved from the status of pariah to internationally acclaimed master “Film for film,” writes film critic […]
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All 7 Andrei Tarkovsky Movies Ranked From Great To Greatest
When ranking the movies of Andrei Tarkovsky, there is one very important thing to keep in mind: every single film he made is a masterpiece. With only seven features to his name, no film by Tarkovsky ever feels like a compromise between him and meddlesome producers — even though there were many of them. Instead […]
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6 Reasons Why “Get Out” Is The First Great Horror Movie of 2017
It’s so rare for a mainstream horror movie to be as much of a success as Get Out. It’s usually the indie horror movies that are talked about by critics after the year ends. Last year, The Witch, Neon Demon, and Train to Busan were the center of numerous conversations. In terms of critical discussion, […]
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10 Famous Movies That Copied the “Die Hard” Formula
Hollywood has always loved a successful formula; one that can guarantee success over and over again. Whether it is a successful genre (the Western) or character type (Jason Bourne), studios will take the basic blueprint of a successful genre, idea, story or character and replicate it, most of the time creating a substandard knockoff. Occasionally, […]