15 best folk horror movies of the 21st century: Folk horror has always felt a little…
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Apostle (2018): A Dark Detour Into Folk Horror from the Director of The Raid
Gareth Evans made his name with the brutal, breakneck action of The Raid films, so Apostle…
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Walkabout (1971) review – Nicolas Roeg Turns a Survival Story Into a Dreamlike Masterpiece
At first glance, Walkabout looks like a simple survival adventure, but Nicolas Roeg has much more…
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Miller’s Crossing (1990) review – A Brilliantly Twisted, Unpredictable Gangster Noir That Gets Better With Every Viewing
For their third feature, following the impressive Blood Simple (1984) and the wonderfully offbeat Raising Arizona…
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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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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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25 Best Movies Where the Villain Wins, Ranked
Cinema has given us plenty of heroes, but the ones that truly haunt us are the…
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