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 […]

10 Great Debut Movies You’ve Probably Never Seen

There’s truth to the general belief that many debuts even from future famous and great directors lack polish compared to their more experienced, mature works. But it’s a more hidden truth that in many cases, a director’s earliest projects can have a certain youthful energy, refreshing brashness or undiluted simplicity of storytelling that can make […]