It’s been said that closing a film is the hardest part of filmmaking. Something I’ve never quite agreed with. Yes, finding the perfect ending to a perfect film may be challenging, but if what came before is great, then the perfect ending is always within reach. But opening a film is something else entirely. Apart […]
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The 10 Best Movies About The Struggle Between Body and Soul
Film is the ideal arena to work out the conflict between the body and the soul. In many ways cinema, as an art form, boils down this primal struggle. The medium of film depends on action and movement; otherwise why not just write it instead? But there has to be the internal struggle as well, […]
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10 Famous Movies Where The Ending Is Much Bleaker Than You Realized
Once a film concludes, you can have one of two reactions. You can either understand that a certain picture has been wrapped up nicely, and you try to revisit the entire trip from start to finish. You can also be left with an open ended finale, which invites you to split the film up in […]
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10 Great Movies That Are Longer Than 5 Hours
A film that runs longer than five hours is certainly a rarity. Commercial films with wide releases usually are between 90 and 130 minutes long. Fictional movies longer than that are generally blockbusters with big budgets that need enough time to fit in many actors and spectacular scenes; this applies to both contemporary big movies […]
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15 Great Movies That Are Both Cruel and Beautiful
Derek Jarman once said “Oh how Shakespeare would have loved cinema!” and he was right. The Bard would have been in love with Cinema passionately. As he himself was a huge fan of devastating cruelty and soothing beauty in his art. All at the same time. Cinema in its purest form is a reflection of […]
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The 10 Most Underrated Movies of 2018 (So Far)
The first half of 2018 has been nothing short of spectacular. With a series of critically acclaimed blockbusters and multiple billion-hitting releases, fans all over the world has been entertained more than they have hoped for. But the film industry isn’t just revolving around these high-budgeted films from big production companies. Even with the award […]