Arun Kumar

An ardent cinephile, who truly believes in the transformative power and shared-dream experience of cinema. He blogs at ‘Passion for Movies.’

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The Best Films From Every Decade, Starting 1910s

Cinema is uniquely the predominant modern art form. Narrative cinema in particular originated in the…

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30 Best Italian Movies Of All Time, Ranked

From 8 1/2 (1963) to Bicycle Thieves (1948), we rank the the best Italian movies of all…

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10 Greatest Akira Kurosawa Movies, Ranked

The history of cinema encompasses a rather huge chunk of world history. And within this…

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40 Greatest Movie Characters Of All Time, Ranked

Roger Ebert once said, “The movies are like a machine that generate empathy.” Stories and…

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12 Essential Giallo Films, Ranked

The word ‘giallo’ literally means ‘yellow’ in Italian. It’s derived from the term ‘yellow-back’, i.e.,…

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30 Best LGBTQ Movies Of All Time, Ranked

The LGBTQ community’s existence has long been subject to erasure by the conformist, hetero-normative society.…

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What Is Mise-en-scène? 7 Films That Are Perfect Illustrations

Mise-en-scène, a phrase from the French language pronounced meez-on-senn, originated in the theater somewhere in…

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7 Korean Movies On Netflix Worth Your Time

From Okja to Pandora, here are some of the best South Korean movies on Netflix…

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15 Best Films Of The 2010 Decade, Ranked

The form and mode of storytelling has seen significant changes across decades — from the…

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Christmas In August (1998) Review: Meditative, Life-Affirming Drama

The posters for South Korean filmmaker Jin-ho Hur’s Christmas in August (1998) show a man and a…

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All 7 Bong Joon Ho Movies, Ranked: ‘Parasite’ To ‘Mother’

Bong Joon Ho’s feature film Parasite dominated this year’s Oscars, becoming the first non-English film to…

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Anurag Kashyap Movies Ranked From Worst To Best

Anurag Kashyap may have started at the periphery in Bollywood but in a decade-and-a-half, he…

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Best TV Shows 2018, Ranked: ‘Pose’ To ‘Sacred Games’

2018 was a year packed with brilliant offerings. The small screen continues to give us…

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15 Best Horror Movies Of 2018: ‘Revenge’ To ‘A Quiet Place’

Horror is one of the most pliant and broadest film genres. Every year we witness…

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10 Best Animated Movies 2018, Ranked

The animation genre is no longer dominated by few studios and, as you know, isn’t…