Park Chan-wook was born in Seoul and studied philosophy at Sogang University, where he aspired to be an art critic. However, after he watched Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo”, he decided to become a director. His first two films, “The Moon is… the Sun’s Dream” and “Trio”, were low budget productions, with Park later stating that he […]
Month: April 2017
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7 Reasons Why “Spider-Man 3” Deserves a Second Look
There is a moment early in “Spider-Man 3” that offers a neat summation of the film’s fiery critical reception. It begins as sunshine is pouring into the apartment of Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire), the “anonymous urban crime fighter” (as A.O. Scott brilliantly described him) known as Spider-Man, followed by a cloud of gloom bursting in: […]
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All 20 John Carpenter Movies Ranked From Worst To Best
“John Carpenter is a filmmaker who is unashamed to stay within the genres he loves (horror and science fiction) and who practices his trade like a master craftsman.” – Martin Scorsese Often, and always with affection and esteem, American filmmaker John Howard Carpenter (born January 16th, 1948 in Carthage, New York) is referred to as […]
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The 30 Best Comedies of the 1990s
Carrying on from Taste of Cinema’s recent list of the 30 Best Comedies of the 1980s is this similarly sentimental and purposefully playful look back at the 1990s. There’s a degree of idiosyncratic retrospection with the following list of populist funny films, each endearing and enjoyable in their own way. The 1990s saw, especially in […]
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10 Totally Awesome 2000s Horror Movies You Might Not Have Seen
As we moved into “The Noughties” (a popular term that’s been affixed to the first decade of the 21st century), and after two decades of relative stability and peace in Western society, the world found itself yet again in the midst of a major shift: opening with 9/11–the worst terror attack in recorded history–and ending […]
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10 Good Actors That Were Horribly Miscast
A wonderfully versatile performer is a thing to be celebrated; fine actors like Daniel Day-Lewis or Gary Oldman have that rare chameleon-like talent where they can tackle any role, and completely and utterly disappear into a character. But with other actors, it’s not as easy. There are plenty of good and even excellent performers out […]