Action movies have long been the dominating genre of mainstream, populist filmmaking and the driving force of the box office. In spite of (or perhaps because of) that, they’re often dismissed as lesser cinematic offerings, not worthy of serious thought or consideration. It’s not entirely without reason that so many think this, since a significant […]
Author: Raphael Costa
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The 10 Best Agatha Christie Movies
Agatha Christie is the best-selling fiction author of all time, and anyone who has spent a few hours behind the pages of one of her books understands why: her capacity for surprising the reader, for turning narrative expectation on its head, is nearly unsurpassed. As her biographer Laura Thompson put it, Christie is “a monolith, […]
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10 Late-Career Movie Masterpieces By Legendary Directors
It’s common wisdom that a director’s best work happens midway through their career, when they’ve left behind youthful insecurities and mistakes, honed in their craft, and matured their style. It’s such a widespread belief that Quentin Tarantino claims his reason for retiring after just one more movie is precisely because he thinks late work, even […]
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10 Great Martial Arts Movies You’ve Probably Never Seen
Martial arts movies have long been one of most fruitful cinematic sub-genres, with movies that come from all around the globe; that are stylistically and aesthetically varied; that can go from family-friendly, comedic fare to hyper-violent dramas; but which are all united by the single quality of featuring stunning fight choreography and the best stunt […]
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The 15 Most Underrated Movies of 2017
The year 2017 was extremely difficult in many ways, across the entire world. More than ever, the idea of impending doom and the unshakable divisiveness and darkness of our times felt present, and it was a constant struggle not to fall prey to despair. Thank the cinematic gods, then, for the movies that were exceptional […]
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The 10 Best Style-Over-Substance Movies
One of the most common accusations made against genre movies, or in fact any movie that isn’t either an arthouse favorite or Oscar bait, is that they’re “style over substance.” What critics mean when they use this expression is that the movie prioritizes its visuals over a perceived depth; films that prefer to dazzle the […]