With all their shootouts and car chases and fist fights, action movies clearly exist in a heightened version of reality. The heroes and villains are very clear-cut and unambiguous, and the characters undertake death-defying stunts and come out without a scratch. It’s not the most realistic genre – but it has the potential to be […]
Author: Ben Sherlock
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10 Movie Remakes That Missed The Point of The Original
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A lot of filmgoers are of the opinion that the movie industry shouldn’t bother with remakes. Great movies are great for a reason – they don’t need to be remade, because the best version of them already exists – and movies that are less than great aren’t worth remaking anyway. Still, in certain cases, the […]
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The 10 Most Intense Thrillers of the 21st Century
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As far as film genres go, the thriller is one of the easiest to define. It does what it says on the tin – it thrills the audience. Thriller movies are pitched somewhere between action movies and horror movies. They’re exciting, they make your heart race – they can even be quite grisly and shocking. […]
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10 Actors Who Should’ve Gotten Their Oscars Earlier
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The Academy Awards are what separate the wheat from the chaff in Hollywood. There are a number of controversies surrounding the Academy’s voting methods, including a lack of diversity on the board and less appreciation for bigger-budgeted blockbuster movies than smaller arthouse fare, but generally, the Oscars decide which movies and movie-makers are considered to […]
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The 10 Most Shocking Movie Plot Twists of All Time
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Moviegoers love a good plot twist. When the story suddenly takes a sharp left turn and pulls the rug out from under the audience, they go crazy. You can feel the hush settle across the theater and maybe hear a few gasps. M. Night Shyamalan has made a career out of plot twists, to the […]
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10 Not-So-Great Movies Made By Great Directors
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Even the greatest filmmakers are not infallible. A director with the sharpest eye and the clearest creative vision and the strongest command of the form can still fall into some of the traps that make a bad movie. You can never be entirely certain what will click with an audience or what the critics will […]