After Parasite rocked the world last year, people finally started paying attention to South Korean cinema. This is long overdue when you consider the nearly boundless assortment of quality films coming from the area. The average cinephile might be frustrated that it took so long for people to suck it up and read some subtitles, […]
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10 Great 1990s Cult Films You May Have Never Seen
The 1990s were a breakthrough decade for cult films; thanks to growing awareness of underground films, the emergence of independent films in the mainstream, and the wider popularization of VHS, strange and offbeat films were able to gain appreciation and even live a second life. Many of these films have gone on to inspire followings, […]
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10 Great Kung Fu Movies Recommended By Quentin Tarantino
The previous ‘recommended by Quentin Tarantino’ list briefly touched upon Fist of Fury and with it on Bruce Lee and martial arts. Fist of Fury makes its entry in this list as well, but in addition to that we double down on martial arts as we travel to Hong-Kong and shine a light on one […]
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10 Great 1990s Neo-Noir Films You’ve Probably Never Seen
The 1990s was actually somewhat of a great decade for neo-noir films with sultry femme fatales, hapless everyman heroes, corrupt cops, convoluted plots, and everything else that you keep associating with these kinds of movies. The rise of the neo-noir in the previous decade coincided with the continued popularity of the erotic thriller, which is […]
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10 Great Movies That Are Hard To Love
Nobody is a stranger to the conflicting feeling of eagerly sitting down to watch what has been described to them as a great film, only to realize from the opening scenes that the two hours and change left to the movie’s runtime is going to be a battle of endurance. Another analogous film going experience, […]
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The 10 Most Emotional Horror Movies of All Time
Horror is most successful when the fears of the main characters reflect those of the film’s audience. Through horror films one is able to face their biggest fear by proxy. The emotional payoff of what feels like free therapy allows the audience a chance to understand themselves through film. Below are horror films that are […]