When an image of a film that’s inherently embedded with the culture of the Royal Kingdom comes to mind, especially to the uninformed, a scene involving pompous aristocrats sipping tea and eating biscuits, speaking in exaggerated cockney accents is to be expected. However, the reality of a British film is far more complex than that […]
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The 10 Most French Movies of All Time
France. The birthplace of cinema. The center stage of cinematic innovation for generations. With revolutionary movements emerging over the years, ranging fromAbel Gance’s poeticism in French Impressionism to the radical nature of Godard of the Nouvelle Vague to the more obscure, modern names like Leos Carax of Cinema du Look. Regardless of the amount of […]
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The 10 Strangest Movies of All Time
Surrealism as a genre, not only solely in the realm of cinema, but in art as a whole, has always sparked some intriguing discourse among intellectuals and general audiences alike. A piece of surrealist cinema differs greatly from that of conventional films in the sense that ostentatious elements such as symbolism, theme and style take […]
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The 10 Most Anticipated Movies of Cannes 2018
As far as film festivals go, Cannes has long remained the gold standard. A festival with such a rich and diverse history over nearly a century so much that the name of the city it originated from became almost synonymous with the festival itself. It’s a festival made venerable not only by legends, but by […]
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The 10 Best Movies About The Search For Identity
Who are you? What kind of person are you? Are you the same person as you were a decade ago? Will you be the same person a decade later? These questions, simple enough, are questions that plagues even the most sophisticated of individuals. Questions that trigger sporadic bursts of mild existential plight. Questions that, woefully […]
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10 Great Movies To Watch When You Are Sad
One of cinema’s penultimate strengths is the ability to transport audiences to a world separate from their own. A 90-minute reality crafted by countless talented individuals that provides a temporary, yet oftentimes, lasting form of escapism. A powerful film can not only transport audiences to another reality, but to someone else’s, beyond a mere superficial […]