A great film score must succeed on multiple levels. Not only must the music itself be interesting and well composed, but it should suitably flow with the narrative at hand and enhance the richness of the film. The best film scores are the ones that are iconic for the music itself and their context within […]
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The 20 Best Action Movies of The 2000s
It is strange that the films of the early 21st Century now seem “retro,” and that the early developments of the digital era are quite different from the world of cinema today. Compared to the action films of the 90s, which included a mix of high camp and more experimental auteurism, action cinema in the […]
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10 Great 2010s Female Performances That Should Have Been Nominated For Oscars
The Academy Awards are a useful tool in honoring achievements within the film industry, but they are far from the definitive body that determines greatness in cinema. While many of the films and performances that they recognize are powerful and deserve the boost, there are also films and performances that slip by without recognition. A […]
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10 Great 2010s Male Performances That Should Have Been Nominated For Oscars
This decade’s Academy Awards have had tremendous highs and tremendous lows. Some of the Oscar winning performances, such as Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea) and Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), were quite deserving and worthy of recognition, while others, such as Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) or Jared Leto (Dallas […]
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10 Great 1990s Movie Classics You’ve Probably Never Seen
The 1990s saw a rise of young auteurs, similar to that of the 70s, with filmmakers such as Richard Linklater, David Fincher, Paul Thomas Anderson, Quentin Tarantino, and Sam Mendes coming to fruition. Few decades have produced quite as many masterpieces, as the 90s saw the development of independent cinema for a mainstream audience, as […]
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The 10 Most Underrated Movie Sequels of The 1990s
Movie sequels are now the norm, as nearly every successful film with franchise potential tends to spawn several follow ups, and a majority of the widely released films each weekend are either a sequel, prequel, remake, reboot, or some other retooling of a popular franchise. If sequels once felt like a rare event that occurred […]