A film about the circular nature of time. Check. A sepia-tinted neo-noir sequel to a classic ‘80s film. Check. A Kafkaesque psychological thriller based on a José Saramago book. Check. Add with them another two haunting dramas and two fantastic thrillers with unexpected twists. Now you know the genius of Denis Villeneuve. Of the filmmakers […]
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10 Great Movies Their Directors Were Born To Make
I generally find the best films are the ones that are made straight from the heart. A personal work by an artist who looks inside themselves so deeply that once it comes on the screen it’s impossible to not revel in the majesty of it. These works I’m going to highlight here today are the […]
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10 Great Movies That Made You Sympathize With The Bad Guy
A hero is only as good as his or her villain. Without compelling enemies, even the best heroic characters tend to feel boring. This is probably because heroes are defined by what they stand for: by representing the opposite of the hero’s values, villains help to highlight these values. Quite often, villains are written with […]
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10 Great Low-Budget Sci-fi Movies You’ve Probably Never Seen
For the most part, science fiction is usually associated with big budgets and a high production value, especially amongst the general public. However, through the years many directors have made a lot of interesting, thought-provoking films with a small budget. Some of them become popular for this reason or another; it’s hard to find a […]
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10 Great Horror Movies That Broke Conventions
It is believed that horror movies are led by conventions. Most of the horror movies get over the top cliched that viewers find anything unconventional as a breath of fresh air. While horror genre has always been a box office draw, mostly it never received critical praise. One may think that for the last two […]
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10 Great Recent Cult Movies You May Have Missed
Cult film is alive and well, recent years have seen a wealth of memorable midnight movies, eccentric oddities, sleeper stoner comedies, and other “out there” genre films. Part of the attraction with movies designated with cult status is that they are so very different and much more provocative than mainstream populist fare. The cult film […]