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Best Actor 1974: The Greatest Oscar Race Ever? 

The Academy Awards are the pinnacle of cinematic accomplishment. They represent the definitive choice for…

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10 Essential Ingmar Bergman Films, Ranked

Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman stands as one of cinema’s most prolific and influential artists. Born…

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How Taika Waititi Became Hollywood’s Most Unpredictable Director

He’s been a vampire, an alien, and a pirate. You may know him from What…

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Your Name Engraved Herein (2020): Repressed Love & Identity

I first discovered Your Name Engraved Herein through its theme song, “刻在我心底的名字” (“Your Name Engraved…

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Alien: Romulus (2024) Review: A Worthy Sequel?

How does Alien: Romulus hold up? Is it a worthy sequel? Or is it another…

5 Under-Appreciated Films From 1984

1984 was a fantastic year for movies. Ghostbusters and Indiana Jones and the Temple of…

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Joaquin Phoenix: The Man Behind The Actor

Who is Joaquin Phoenix beyond his iconic roles? What drives an actor so deep into…

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2001: A Space Odyssey Explained

The sci-fi genre has always been about expanding ideas. Fritz Lang’s 1927 Metropolis was groundbreaking…

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13 Best Leonardo DiCaprio Movies, Ranked

From Inception (2010) to The Revenant (2015), here’s ranking the best Leonardo DiCaprio movies. Leonardo’s…

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Furiosa (2024) Review: Lady Mad Max Maximus

The post-apocalyptic genre has not seen the likes of Furiosa for a while. Now the…

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12 Great Movies Like The Dark Knight

From Tim Burton’s blockbuster that kickstarted the Batman series in 1989 to Todd Phillips’ Joker…

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Demons (2024) Review: A Marriage On Edge

Director Rohit Mittal’s Demons is a keenly observed drama and a brilliant character study of…

 How Takeshi Kitano Reinvented Cool

You may know him as Takeshi Kitano or Beat Takeshi. You might have seen him…

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Enemy (2013) Explained: Ending, Plot & Spiders

What would you do if you met a double of yourself? We don’t mean somebody…

Decoding Poor Things (2023)

Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos has left an indelible mark in world cinema with his singular…