People often associate soundtracks with memorable melodies, resounding cues and grandiose orchestration – Francis Lai’s Love Story theme, Bernard Herrmann’s cue for the shower scene in Psycho, and Max Steiner’s Gone with the End theme are some examples in that order of very famous soundtracks, recognizable even by people who are not knowledgeable in the […]
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10 Great Horror Movies Recommended By Quentin Tarantino
Love him or hate him, you can’t deny Quentin Tarantino’s passion for film is contagious. Whether he’s joking around on a DVD commentary or answering interview questions, movies are always on his mind. Arthouse or grindhouse, he loves it all, and is constantly gushing about cult classics he believes to be underappreciated. So why not […]
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10 Great Courtroom Movies You’ve Probably Never Seen
“Objection, your honor!” Those who love courtroom dramas never get enough of certain clichés and it’s not just the lines we expect to hear in the courtroom area, but also things like mysteries getting revealed during the interrogation (“You can’t handle the truth!”), lawyers delivering emotional speeches, witnessing how justice won, or getting horrified to […]
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10 Impressive Class Inequality Metaphors In “Parasite”
In many of his earlier films, Bong Joon-ho addressed numerous important social issues, like environmentalism, corporate greed and class inequality. That is hardly a surprise, considering Bong majored in sociology at the prestigious Yonsei University. In his native country of Korea and in cinephile circles, he is known for his nickname Bongtail (the combination of […]
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10 Great Sci-fi Films On Netflix You May Have Never Seen
For people who watch a lot of Netflix, it tends to get increasingly difficult to find some good titles they haven’t seen yet. The Netflix library is huge, but with some genres better presented than others, it doesn’t always feel like the offer is up par with the competition. Besides that, Netflix’s recommendations based on […]
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5 Reasons Why “Wild At Heart” Is The Most Subversive David Lynch Movie Ever
In May 2020 we celebrated the 30th anniversary of David Lynch’s film “Wild at Heart.” It was initially released in 1990 to mixed reviews. There were group walkouts in the first few screenings and there are stories of people heckling the movie at Cannes, even though it ended up winning the Palme d’Or. At the […]