Few opening scenes set up a film as brilliantly as the wedding reception in The Bad Sleep Well. Within twenty minutes, we meet the key characters, catch glimpses of the…
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I’ve always been fascinated by filmmakers who trust their audiences to sit with uncertainty, and Alain Resnais was one of the greats at doing just that. In Night and Fog…
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15 Best Movies With Ambiguous Endings: Some films end when the credits roll. Others seem to follow you home. You keep thinking about a scene, a character’s decision, or an…
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15 best folk horror movies of the 21st century: Folk horror has always felt a little different from other horror. Films like Witchfinder General (1968), The Blood on Satan’s Claw…
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Many great directors are known for mastering a specific genre. Sergio Leone reinvented the Western, Alfred Hitchcock became the master of suspense, Wes Craven reshaped the landscape of 1980s horror…
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In the same way that Alfred Hitchcock was renowned as the “Master of Suspense,” Sergio Leone could be called the “Master of Tension” because of his unparalleled ability to create…
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