Other than the fantastic Criterion Channel, which is unfortunately unavailable outside the USA and Canada, and UK’s streaming service BFI Player, Amazon Prime is the best place for lovers of older, classic movies. From 1920s silent films to forgotten gems of the 1990s, Amazon Prime’s vast catalogue has a surprising amount of classic films, yet […]
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The 20 Best Genre Films of 2020 (So Far)
Here we are just squeaking by the midpoint of 2020 (and let’s face it, this feels like it’s been the longest year ever!) and already, as any genre fan can attest, we’ve seen a wealth of outstanding horror, fantasy and sci-fi films. The following list of 20 titles rates and ranks what have so far […]
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All 17 Ray Harryhausen Movies Ranked From Worst To Best
Cinema has evolved in every department since its origins. Special and visual effects are no exception. Today’s CGI laden blockbusters and streaming series owe their success to the creative work of one man: Ray Harryhausen. His stop motion animation techniques paved the way for modern day stop motion works and computer generated effects. He sparked […]
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10 Great Sci-fi Films You May Not Have Seen
When most people think of classics, the films that come to mind tend to be the most popular or most acclaimed flicks that we all know and love. In the sci-fi genre, a typical list of classics would probably include a Spielberg film or two, maybe a Kubrick film, perhaps even a Lucas offering if […]
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10 Movie Classics That Are Master Classes of Naturalistic Cinema
It seems quite easy to recall a couple of cinematic movements which postulated the empowerment of naturalism by dealing with everyday-life themes, placing ordinary people in the center of the narrative plot and minimizing the use of music and stylistic features so to resemble as much as possible the “real life”. We can distinguish as […]
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10 Great Asian Horror Movies You May Have Never Seen
Since the birth of cinema the horror genre has been largely explored through its methods of evoking fear and suspense for entertainment purposes. Some of cinema’s most iconic moments have been born from the scenes, characters, music, and settings of horror films from disparate times throughout cinema’s history. The massive continent of Asia has been […]