The art of parody began in Ancient Greece and started out as the altering of famous epic poems to change the subject to a lighter, more comedic one. Satyr plays often parodied tragedies, consisting of a whole cast of actors dressed as satyrs. Satire was a safe way to tackle a variety of issues, as […]
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25 Great Movies About Racism That Are Worth Your Time
Racism is the most troubling societal issue, it is the bane of our existence on this space rock, preventing us from becoming more understanding of each other and living in a world free of hatred and suffering. Once, there was no concept of racism at all, not because it did not exist, but because it […]
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20 Great Family-Friendly Horror Movies That Are Worth Your Time
A love of horror usually begins at an early age. To those who shy away from the macabre, it is a poorly understood obsession often landing the genre fan in a category somewhere between weirdo and psycho. Generations of misunderstood horror geeks have cowered in dark murky corners of libraries and video stores nursing copies […]
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The 16 Best Movies Featuring Mad Doctors
Doctors, they are the ones we entrust with our lives and hope that they have the answers most of us are unable to provide. They spend their professional careers dealing with the gruesome details of life, which so often is about as far from glamorous as possible. We treat them with trepidation and hold them […]
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The 20 Best Movies About The Occult
The word “occult” comes from the Latin occultus, which means “hidden” or “secret”. Society has long associated the occult with the practices of sorcery and devil worship. It has always represented mankind’s strive to know the unknown, the forbidden. Strictly speaking, the occult can be associated with many religions, both of the right- (direct, conventional) […]