Sam Peckinpah’s 1974 film Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia is a gritty, nihilistic, uncompromising,…
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Research Engineer by training. Filmmaker and film critic by passion. Founder of The Genre Junkie. I write films. I write about films. Sometimes both at once.
The Brood (1979) review – David Cronenberg’s Flawed Yet Deeply Personal Body Horror Classic
The Brood is one of those films that didn’t impress me at first but has grown…
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On the Waterfront (1954) review – A Timeless Masterpiece That Represents Filmmaking at Its Finest
More than seven decades after its initial release, if a film can captivate and engross its…
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Christopher Nolan’s Directing Style: How He Reimagined Every Genre He Touched
Many great directors are known for mastering a specific genre. Sergio Leone reinvented the Western, Alfred…
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The Killer (1989) review – John Woo’s Heroic Bloodshed Masterpiece
John Woo’s The Killer is a landmark film of Hong Kong’s golden age of action crime…
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Blood and Dust: 15 Essential Westerns of the 2020s (So Far)
Essential Westerns of the 2020s: The Western genre has always intrigued me because it is a…
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No Happy Endings: 25 Unforgettable Movies Where the Villain Wins
Cinema has given us plenty of heroes, but the ones that truly haunt us are the…
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More Than Action: 10 Best Kung Fu Movies Beyond Fighting
Preparing this list of “Kung Fu Movies beyond Fighting” proved to be significantly more rewarding than…
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The Best 1980s Erotic Thriller Movies, Ranked
The best 1980s erotic thriller movies sit at a fascinating intersection of neo-noir, psychological drama, sexuality,…
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Lost in the Dark: 10 Unforgettable Solo Space Survival Films
Some of the most memorable films ever made have been about space exploration. There’s something about…
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