Cinema is first and foremost an optical medium. The visual language that a film creates should be unique, memorable, and give its audience information beyond just recording the action onscreen. The best cinematographers create a unique world in their films making them stand out from the rest. Just say “Psycho” and people will immediately conjure […]
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The 10 Most Profound Films of The 21st Century
An inherently subjective premise deserves to be acknowledged as such – one person’s “profound” is another person’s “pretentious”… and it’s sure to be someone’s “petty.” But in our view, the topic is of relatively little importance when qualifying something as profound; rather, the effectiveness with which that subject is examined is of primary concern. Movies […]
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10 Great South Korean Films You May Have Never Seen
Following Parasite’s Best Picture win at the Oscars, South Korean cinema is arguably receiving more attention than ever. While the works of Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook are both pretty established cinematic touchstones at this point, it feels important to continue to celebrate South Korean cinema. This list will observe important works little seen outside […]
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The 10 Most Underrated Neo-Noir Films of The 1980s
Neo-noir elements stayed relevant throughout the 1980s. It was everywhere from Brian De Palma’s mystery thrillers to Mamet’s “House of Games.” Even the decade took its start with Paul Schrader’s “American Gigolo,” John Cassavettes’ “Gloria” and Louis Malle’s “Atlantic City,” and they all had very rich noir traditions. As typical with the other two lists, […]
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The 10 Best Noir Westerns
Bonnie and Clyde, move over – there’s a new sheriff in town. Great partnerships are hard to come by, but we’ve tracked down one of the most criminally underrated from the world of film, and rounded up 10 great examples of the hybrid genre. The case at hand – Noir Western, where the iconic, rugged […]
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10 Great Movies That Bend Space And Time
Bending time and space has long been a subject that has fascinated audiences. There is something about the ability to travel through time that greatly appeals to us, after all who doesn’t like the idea of being able to relive amazing moments, find out the winning lottery numbers, redo past mistakes or to influence maybe […]