The uncanny is associated with the strange, the weird and the mysterious. The word was used by Sigmund Freud to suggest a threatening sense to the familiar. The German word for uncanny is das Unheimlich. Heim means home but it also means secret, so the uncanny for Freud occurs when something concealed and homely threatens […]
Month: December 2017
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10 Great Movies So Visually Stunning That They Don’t Need a Plot
Since the dawn of cinema as a popular form of art, storytelling has been ever-present. As in any other art form bound by time, it is inevitable to tell stories; something as simple as a train entering a station already tells a story. This inherent presence of storytelling in cinema has led to several conventions, […]
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All 8 Jane Campion Movies Ranked From Worst To Best
Jane Campion’s body of work is one to be greatly admired. She is the only woman to have ever won the Palme D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the second of only four women in the history of the Academy Awards to have been nominated for Best Director. The New Zealand born filmmaker is […]
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The 10 Most Desperate Movies of All Time
Most great films have some sort of turmoil within them. It’s essential to include conflict within a good story. Any enticing film has burdens for characters to overcome. However, there are some films that can make you feel “desperate” as a means to make you feel what the characters within the film are experiencing. These […]
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10 Great 2017 Movies You Should Add To Your Watchlist
December is coming to an end and 2017 was a great year for film. With that in mind, here is an article dedicated to exploring some great movies from 2017 that should definitely be watched. From an animation completely made with oil painting to a big homage to the fathers of cinema made by the […]
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The 10 Most Disappointing Movies of 2017
Good news, everyone. 2017 is not as consistently disappointing as 2016. We haven’t ran into any colossal misfires like Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, X-Men: Apocalypse, or Zoolander 2. In fact, there have been a surprising amount of pleasant surprises instead. Wonder Woman, John Wick 2, and Get Out all managed to exceed expectations. […]