Decades from now, film scholars will likely mention Ari Aster as one of the defining and most influential directors of our age, whose work not only swirls around genre conventions but re-defined arthouse cinema altogether. Despite his age, the 36-year-old has already established himself as a brand-name filmmaker with a strong authorial stamp. That lofty […]
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10 Great Revenge Movies You Probably Haven’t Seen
“When you’ve been betrayed by a friend, you hit back” says James Woods character in Sergio Leone’s masterpiece “Once Upon a Time in America”. There can be so many reasons behind why we love to watch revenge movies. IT can be because we find it fascinating to watch a person’s rage, how it brings them […]
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10 Great Sci-fi Film Classics You Probably Haven’t Seen
The science fiction genre has always been financially successful. When you look at the box office numbers, you begin to realize that some of the biggest contemporary releases fit within the genre. Even if you ignore the superhero genre, you’re still left with movies as gargantuan as Avatar: The Way of Water, Jurassic World: Dominion, […]
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10 Classic Thriller Movies You’ve Probably Never Seen
The thriller is one of the most compatible and accessible genres in the medium of film. It complements films of all genres, including non-genre films, but they also work proficiently on their own. A plot can be extraneous when put through the wringer of a captivating thriller. When done right, thrillers strike the perfect balance […]
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The 10 Most Underrated Crime Movies of the 1980s
Quentin Tarantino dubbed: “‘80s cinema, along with the ‘50s, the worst era in Hollywood history. In the ‘80s, it was self-censorship. It was the rise of political correctness after the ‘70s, where everything was just ‘go as far as you can. ’Then, all of a sudden, everything got watered down. Everything was cynical, then, in […]
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The 10 Best French Extremism Films of All Time
If there was one sub-genre that is equal parts tantalizing and terrorizing it is that of French Extremism. Beginning in the late 1990’s and continuing to present day, French Extremism or “New Extremity” is a genre that pertains to films that contain intensely graphic sex and violence that test the audiences’ eyes as much as […]