Wes Anderson is one of the most recognisable filmmakers working today—and not just visually. Yes, the symmetrical frames, pastel palettes, and meticulous production design have become meme-worthy trademarks. But Anderson’s style is more than aesthetic window dressing. Underneath the dioramas and dollhouses lies something much harder to fake: a persistent emotional ache, perhaps more obvious […]
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10 Great 1970s Western Movie Classics You Probably Haven’t Seen
By the 1970s, the Western was losing its old certainty. Gone were the simple heroes and clear morals—replaced by stories that were darker, more complex, and often deeply flawed. This was a decade where the genre became quieter, moodier, and more introspective. The following films didn’t get the attention they deserved, but they reveal a […]
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10 Thriller Movie Classics You Probably Haven’t Seen
“Thrillers provide the reader with a safe escape into a dangerous world, where the stakes are as high as can be imagined, with unpredictable outcomes. It’s a perfect genre in which to explore hard issues of good and evil, a mirror that allows the reader to see both the good and not so good in […]
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10 Great 1990s Western Movie Classics You Probably Haven’t Seen
The Western wasn’t dead in the 1990s, it was just harder to spot. After the genre’s Golden Age gave way to grittier revisions in the ’60s and ’70s, the ’80s began to taper off, with only occasional standouts. But the ’90s brought a quiet revival: a trickle of Westerns that may not have cracked the […]
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10 Great 1980s American Movie Classics You Probably Haven’t Seen
The 1980s are often remembered for their brashness, big action, bigger hair-Arnold Schwarzenegger shooting people. But away from the glitz and gloss of the box office juggernauts, American cinema was producing a fascinating range of more grounded, often daring films, works that explored character, politics, and social unrest with grit and nuance. These films may […]
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10 Great 2010s Western Movie Classics You Probably Haven’t Seen
When the general public talk about the Western genre in the 2010s, they tend to focus on the obvious titles as you’d expect: The Hateful Eight (2015), True Grit (2010), Django Unchained (2012). Big names, big budgets, big violence. But beneath that glossy surface was a quieter current of Westerns that didn’t play to packed […]