There’s always a sense of expectation when we go to the movies. We have an hunch about how things will end, how many people will die, how many people will fall in love, whether a dark corridor leads towards death or to another world. This is all predicated on genre. We’re prepared for movies which […]
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10 Great Movies To Watch If You Like Brian De Palma
When it comes to leading members of the New Hollywood movement, Brian De Palma might be the one who has received the most criticism. It might be hard to believe right now, but his thrillers like “Dressed to Kill” and “Body Double” didn’t get a warm reception at their initial release. Not even his crime […]
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All 7 Sofia Coppola Movies Ranked Worst To Best
Although it may have seemed unlikely at the time that she made her acting debut in The Godfather: Part III, Sofia Coppola has grown into one of the most original and distinctive filmmakers of the 21st Century. Coppola has naturally been compared to her father throughout her career, but over the course of her seven […]
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The 10 Best Movies About The Holocaust
Great tragedies of the world often spark great films, which become all the more poignant and distressing when you know the events are true. As one of the most tragic events in human history, the Holocaust has inspired a host of cinematic depictions and for good reason: There is a need to preserve the memory […]
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10 Great Movies That Celebrate Youth
Films that celebrate youth are beloved by audiences and directors alike, explaining why the genre has new entries every year. Those worthy of our time are like a looking glass that one watches but also steps through, rediscovering a part of our former selves previously lost to the dark waters of the unconscious. This nostalgic […]
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10 Great Paranormal Noir Films of The Classic Era
Though initially describing the works of a particular movement of 1940’s and 50’s American crime films, ‘noir’ has come to represent a style derived from those films near ubiquitous in the palette of crime film and fused with all number of styles and genres besides. Originating with an American appropriation of German expressionist aesthetics – […]