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10 Best Movies That Criticize Consumerism

Consumerism is the natural by-product of capitalism. Really, it’s the natural by-product of being alive: we all need things to … More

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Perfect Directors: Robert Altman

I am an American. That is to say, I was born in, and have spent my entire life, in the … More

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Perfect Directors: Jacques Tati

Directors don’t need to have a long list of movies on their resume to be considered great; in fact, it … More

director, film, French, Jacques Tati, Jour de fete, Mon Oncle, Mr. Hulot's Holiday, Parade, PlayTime, Trafic

Cult Classics: Better Off Dead

Lane Meyer wishes he were dead. He tries over and over–self-immolation, carbon monoxide poisoning, jumping from a bridge, even hanging. … More

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Cult Classics: Fateful Findings

Why do we like terrible movies? Not just bad movies or mediocre movies–those are depressingly common and a ton are … More

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10 Black and White Movies That Still Look Modern Today

Black and white films hold an important place in film history: before three-strip Technicolor was introduced in 1932, all films … More

A Face in the Crowd, All About Eve, Alphaville, Bergman, black and white, Classic films, filmmaking, godard, kazan, kubrick, movies, Paths of Glory, Persona, Sunset Boulevard, The Manchurian Candidate, The Night of the Hunter, welles

10 Weird Movies Directed By Musicians

Musicians are an odd sort: the type of drive, creativity, and ambition that pushes a musician to the heights of … More

200 Motels, All My Friends Are Funeral Singers, Bob Dylan, Califone, Christmas on Mars, David Byrne, Filth and Wisdom, Flaming Lips, Frank Zappa, Human Highway, HWY: An American Pastoral, Jim Morrison, Madonna, Neil Young, Renaldo and Clara, RZA, The Man With the Iron Fists, True Stories, Wayne Coyne

10 Totally 80’s Horror Flicks For Halloween

If the 1980s in America was a decade about anything, it was one of excess: a supercharged economy afforded artistic … More

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Horror Movie Recaps

Wherein an over-educated pop culture nerd deals with a crumbling relationship by watching horror movies and recapping them live, with some entertaining results.

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Worst to Best Gus Van Sant Films

A sort of American Andrei Tarkovsky, Gus Van Sant’s films are characterized by long tracking shots, stretches of unbroken silence, … More

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10 Wonderfully Complex Sci-Fi Movies

Perhaps in its very nature, the sci-fi genre is relatively complex: short stories, novels, TV series and films that make … More

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Ridley Scott Films from Worst to Best

Ridley Scott is one of the most successful directors of all time: combined, his films have grossed nearly $2 billion … More

Alien, American Gangster, Blade Runner, director, film, Gladiator, list, Ridley Scott, The Martian, worst to best

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