We all know about The Last House on the Left, Carrie, and The Revenant, but there’s a whole world of revenge movies out there. Some of them deserve to be held in much higher regard. Some of them have unfairly faded into obscurity in spite of their obvious quality. That’s why this list has been […]
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10 Recent Mediocre Movies That Wasted Great Stories
The great British filmmaker David Lean (“Lawrence of Arabia,” “Doctor Zhivago”) said once, “I’m first and foremost interested in the story, the characters.” For the story is the motor that drives the screenplay, and so on the film itself. There’s a huge difference between the story and the screenplay; a screenplay is a set of […]
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10 Great Spaghetti Westerns You’ve Probably Never Seen
With directors like Quentin Tarantino, Jim Jarmusch, (as well as properties like “Logan,” “The Mandalorian,” “Red Dead Redemption” and “Westworld”) being so popular with the kids nowadays, you’d expect the genres said popular properties found much inspiration in to be even more favored. Unfortunately, that isn’t true for spaghetti westerns. Maybe for the Leone films, […]
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The 10 Best Horror Movies Written By Richard Matheson
When we talk about movies, we’re often talking about directors. It’s an ingrained thing — it means we’ll ask somebody about their favourite Hitchcock scene or Scorsese’s recurring themes, but rarely about their favourite John Sayles script, except maybe when he’s also in the director’s chair. The writer in particular has been relegated to a […]
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10 Great Recent Films Inspired By Movie Masterpieces
Sometimes, you fall in love. Hey, you just can’t help it. I’m not talking about falling in love with a person or place. I’m talking about falling in love with a movie. You’re so in love with a movie you wish you made it. Maybe that’s what went through these director’s heads when they made […]
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10 Great 2020 Movies You May Have Never Seen
Unless you’ve been scavenging through the depths of countless VOD apps and websites, you’ve likely had an unusually slow year when it comes to movie-watching. With theater chains closed across the globe, it’s safe to say that blockbusters are out and indie gems are in, but even then, it’s hard to find which indie gems […]