When you think about it, martial arts cinema is not too different than musicals. We’re not here for realism much, but rather to see impressive choreographies and great physical performances. Cinema is great medium for martial arts in that sense because there are a lot of platform to explore what you can express with physicality […]
Philosophical Musings: The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight, directed by Christopher Nolan, is, on the surface, a superhero noir. The Joker begins causing mischief, and good ole Batman must rise to the occasion in order to keep Gotham safe. Families depend on him, your average citizen believes in him to keep criminals in line. Underneath the simplistic moral notions of […]
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10 Great Movies To Watch If You Like Charlie Kaufman
Genius, pretentious, self-absorbed, visionary, neurotic… Charlie Kaufman has been labelled in virtually every conceivable way. Vigorously loved by many, arduously hated by others, if there’s something about his movies is that they don’t leave anyone indifferent. You’d be hard-pressed to find a more polarizing screenwriter working today, but it’s hard to describe Kaufman’s style and […]
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The 10 Best Christopher Lee Horror Movies
Sir Christopher Lee – the actor who stood at 6ft 4 and starred in over 200 movies – was not only a cinematic titan who towered in the literal sense, but one who reached the heights of consummate merit and tremendous skill. In his lengthy filmography he was bound to feature in a few filmic […]
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The 10 Best War Horror Movies
War and Horror are subjects that one might assume go hand in hand, but in the world of film, well made war-horror hybrids are surprisingly rare. While the integration of war subjects with horror elements is common in novels, comics and graphic novels, in film the genre has become a niche filled mostly by independent […]
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The 10 Best TV Tie-In Movies
Made-for-TV movies often face a bad rap, but what about TV tie-in films? Films that, despite being released onto the big screen, continue stories that began on the small screen? The genre is a wee-bit of a mixed bag (for every “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me” there’s a “Dr. Who and the Daleks”), but […]