Who still uses IMDb, anyway? It is still a great database, but when it comes to ratings, the system it uses should not be misinterpreted. The rating is based on the voting system it has with its users, and while that is less likely to be scammed (see, for instance, all the controversy about Rotten […]
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10 Movie Masterpieces You’ve Probably Never Seen
Who knows exactly why some great films catch fire in popular culture while others languor in obscurity? More puzzling still is how some classics seem to just fall off the map over time, while initially unheralded works slowly gain a life of their own and linger in our memories. Public opinion is a fickle factor, […]
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The 10 Best Sci-fi horror Movies of The 21st Century
The horror genre has its roots in Gothic literature. Accomplished works like Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) Shelley’s “Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus” and “The Vampyre” by Dr. John Polidori have been the inspiration behind the genre as a whole. Then came the movies of Georges Méliès and James Whale. Science fiction and horror have been complimenting […]
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10 Cult Film Masterpieces You Might Not Have Seen
By their very nature cult films can be a challenge to come across, and it can often take years for a film to find its niche audience of oddballs and adherents who will give it the appreciation and plaudits it deserves. And so this short list looks to spotlight some sensational films by the likes […]
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10 Movie Masterpieces That Hit You When They’re Over
When we attend the theater or more so nowadays, watch a film from the comforts of our own house, we want a film we can connect to. When asked ‘What is Cinema?’ to Samuel Fuller, he summoned it up in one word: ‘Emotion’. And that is the simplest term that as film lovers, cinephiles or […]
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10 Movie Villain Reveals That Totally Surprised Us
The foe, the adversary, the enemy – every film hero needs a film villain and every film protagonist needs a film antagonist. For many films, the antagonist is clear and defined from the start. For example, an audience introduced to a character called The Joker in a Batman film would immediately recognise who the villain […]