From Easy Rider (1969) to Dazed and Confused (1993) to Ted (2012), the stoner subgenre has maintained consistent popularity and cultural relevance since its debut. In the 1970’s, when Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong broke taboos by normalizing and glorifying the use of cannabis on-screen, this particular subject matter became a choice motif in comedy […]
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10 Recent Movies Criminally Underrated by Their IMDb Scores
IMDb, the Internet Movie Database, is something of the audience’s Rotten Tomatoes. The movie-centric website features all the information you could ever desire about every film ever made, and it also gives users an opportunity to rate those movies on a star-system of 1-10. The website’s user-base is decidedly mainstream – some of the highest […]
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10 Great Movies with Low Scores on Rotten Tomatoes
Since the Internet has become a widely used platform for opinion-related writing and content, it didn’t take long for film criticism to make its move from newspapers and television shows to websites, blogs and YouTube. In this new age of criticism, review agitators have become a popular resource for those in need of quick and […]
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10 Great Non-Godzilla Kaiju Films That Are Worth Your Time
Godzilla may be the King of the Monsters, but there’s plenty of other great kaiju (Japanese for strange monster) movies out there to be enjoyed. The monster genre has always been popular – who can deny that watching giant monsters fighting each other and destroying cities is fun? There have been thirty Godzilla movies, from […]
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10 Great Animated Films That Can Be Enjoyed More By Adults Than Children
Animated films are often thought of as kid’s films, but in many cases, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Many animated movies are in fact targeted at children, but then there are also those which cross into more mature territory, as well as those that cross the bridge and can be greatly enjoyed by […]
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15 American Comedies of the 21st Century That Are Actually Worth Watching
Sometimes, even the most hardened cinephiles can enjoy a mainstream comedy, even if it’s not quite in the same league as what they’re used to. Speaking as a cinephile myself who despises most mainstream American comedy a la Adam Sandler and Tyler Perry, I’ve attempted to round up some of the higher quality mainstream comedies […]