An Oscar bait movie can be defined as one created specifically to win Oscars. This doesn’t necessarily mean that they are bad, but they contain moments that feel deliberately made to capture the attention of Oscar bait movies. They are usually composed of one or two crucial elements. They’re usually based on true stories. They […]
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The 10 Biggest Snubs of The 2019 Oscar Nominations
The Oscars were announced on Tuesday morning and the nominations presented plenty of shocks and surprises, some good, some exhausting. Despite the best wishes of most of the critical press, panned films such as Vice, Bohemian Rhapsody and Green Book have snuck into Best Picture contention, while plenty of great films, actors and actresses didn’t […]
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The 10 Most Exciting Netflix Original Movies of 2019
With over 200 originals and counting, Netflix’s homegrown film industry has gone from a nice extra to one of the main draws of its site. No longer do you have to organise a babysitter, drive to the cinema, pay for tickets and sit next to squawking teenagers; now new films are ready and available from […]
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10 Movies With A Whopping 0% On Rotten Tomatoes
It takes a unique skill to make a film with 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. The film must be considered to have no redeeming merits whatsoever: no interesting lines, no good acting, poor camerawork, poor editing and a morally wrong subject matter. Seeming as the service was created to provide an aggregate of critic’s views, to have […]
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10 Great 2018 Movies That Should Be Nominated For Oscars (But Won’t)
With the Golden Globes behind us, the race for the Oscars is reaching a fever pitch. Will Roma make history as the first Foreign Language and Netflix Original film to win Best Picture, or will Bradley Cooper’s fourth incarnation of A Star Is Born win over the Hollywood voters? Perhaps road movie Green Book is […]
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10 Famous Movie Directors Who Are Also Great Actors
For most people in the film industry, they pick something they are talented at – whether its scriptwriting, directing, producing, acting, cinematography, or editing – and stick at it, slowly working their way up through the business. Others are not content to simply stick to one discipline, instead choosing to dabble in more than one skill. […]