Crime films are not easily considered as a single genre, but on the contrary, they are characterized by being a collection of different genres. According to Thomas Leitch in his book “Crime Films Genres in American Cinema,” classifying a film as “one about crime” is correct and supports his theory through the appearance of three […]
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10 Great Cult Horror Films You May Have Never Seen
The journey of the horror genre has developed greatly over time. Displaying fear for entertainment purposes may appear to be perverse at first, but it is an all-too-real emotion people experience. Therefore, makers of cinema are free to explore the darkness behind humanity and seek out the strange noises that go bump in the night. […]
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10 Great Debut Movies From Late Bloomers
Orson Welles shouldn’t be blamed for launching the myth of the baby auteur, as Citizen Kane is the exception that proves the rule. For all that movie’s formal daring, it’s a mature, sophisticated work concerning the ravages of time and ambition, themes that very few 25-year-olds have any interest in exploring. Given Hollywood’s long-standing reverence […]
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15 Films Not To Miss At VIFF 2020
Now in its 39th year, the 2020 edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival (September 24th – October 7th, 2020) has had to restructure operations this year, as every film festival has due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but remains a bright, eclectic and engaging celebration of cinema from around the world. Among the five largest […]
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The 10 Most Memorable Olivia De Havilland Movie Performances
“I would like respect for difficult work well done” – Olivia De Havilland This past July we bid farewell to one of the last conduits of Hollywood’s Golden Age, the great Olivia De Havilland. She lived to the ripe old age of 104 and left behind an enduring and remarkable film legacy. She was a […]
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10 Movie Masterpieces That Need To Be Rediscovered
The word masterpiece is thrown around mercilessly these days and a lot of pictures that don’t really amount to the actual standards of quality get labeled masterpieces by generous critics and unknowledgable audiences. Truth to be told, the definition of the word is not completely defined, nor is it universally agreed upon by film buffs […]