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15 Greatest Movies Starring Stand-Up Comedians

Jun 12, 2024

Stage comedians have been transitioning to film since the beginning of cinema as an art form. Comedians like Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, W.C. Fields, Charlie Chaplin, and The Marx Brothers all started as stage comedians before diving into film. As the desire for vaudevillian comedy ended and stand-up became the predominant form of stage comedy, so...

15 of The Worst Movie Endings of All Time

Jun 12, 2024

The ending is the most essential part of any story. It’s the light at the end of the tunnel. The audience has stuck with the author for the entire duration of the piece, riding the ups and downs of a story in the hopes of getting to the end and feeling as if the resolution...

Iconic Pixar Films Ranked

Jun 10, 2024

Ranking Pixar films can be daunting, as the studio has consistently produced a remarkable array of animated features over the last three decades. From their groundbreaking first outing, Toy Story, in 1995 to their more recent Elemental, Pixar has captivated audiences with its inventive storytelling, memorable characters, and stunning animation across a diverse array of...

15 Great Comedies That You Probably Haven’t Seen

Jun 09, 2024

Though not as much in recent years, comedy has typically been a huge draw at the box office. Some—if not most—of the highest-grossing films of all time have comedy elements. The numbers from The Avengers to Furious 7 to Minions prove that comedy is a major player with movie-going audiences. With these big tent-pole films...

The Films of George A. Romero, Ranked

Jun 08, 2024

George A. Romero was a titan of the film community. Breaking onto the scene in 1968 after almost a decade of work in industrial films, his debut, Night of the Living Dead, would become one of the most acclaimed horror films ever made and a key work in the Civil Rights Movement. Following a group...

Friday the 13th Series, Ranked

Jun 05, 2024

Friday the 13th has become an institution of a horror franchise. Haunting audiences for nearly five decades, this iconic series has spawned numerous sequels, remakes, and spin-offs. With its iconic hockey-masked killer, Jason Voorhees, stalking campers and counselors alike, the series has become a cornerstone of the slasher genre, with many slasher films of the...

21 Best Indian Blockbusters

Jun 04, 2024

Creating a list of the best Indian blockbusters ever made can be quite a task, considering the rich and diverse history of Indian cinema. From classic Bollywood musicals to groundbreaking regional films, Indian cinema has produced numerous iconic films that have left a lasting impact on audiences worldwide. Today, we’ll look at 21 Indian blockbusters...

14 Remarkable Movie Remakes

Jun 04, 2024

Dating back to the beginning of the cinematic art form, filmmakers have been remaking beloved films for audiences to once again enjoy. It’s always interesting to see how a new artist interprets the work of those who came before, remixing and recontextualizing to make something that feels wholly original while remaining true to its original...

15 Best Movies by Musicians

Jun 03, 2024

Surprisingly, film and music forms can become a blurry place, especially with the advent and proliferation of music videos in the 1980s. The power of the image is crucial in establishing the credibility of a particular musician. In some cases, the image is inseparable from the music. This is where the medium of film becomes...

15 Best Horror Anthology Films

Jun 03, 2024

Since the 1919 German film Eerie Tales, the anthology film has been a steady horror subgenre, delivering scares at a steadier pace than your average horror film. For those who may not know, an anthology film is a film in which several different stories are told within the runtime of one film. Though this format...

21 Hong Kong Action Films Everyone Should See

Jun 02, 2024

Hong Kong cinema has a rich tradition of producing some of cinematic history’s most iconic and influential action films. From breathtaking martial arts choreography to innovative storytelling, these movies have captivated audiences worldwide and left an enduring legacy in the world of action cinema. Due to the prolific output of many of these filmmakers, it...

The Omen Films: Ranked

Jun 02, 2024

With the release of 2024’s The First Omen, audiences have proven that The Omen franchise is one of the most enduring properties in horror history. Starting with Richard Donner’s 1976 classic, The Omen, this series has been chugging along at a steady pace for the past five decades. Coming along at the height of the...

10 Film Couples You Wanted to Happen but Never Did

Jun 02, 2024

Moreso than any other art form, film has the unique ability to capture grand emotions and instill those emotions within an audience. Film can make you laugh, cry, and fill you with a lust for life. These kinds of sweeping emotions wouldn’t be possible without characters for an audience to latch onto. Without these characters,...

12 Best Jerry Lewis Films

May 31, 2024

Praised by many as the greatest American comedian of the Vaudeville era, Jerry Lewis is a true Renaissance man. A multi-hyphenate talent—writing, acting, directing, and producing films over an eight-decade career in show business is nothing to snuff at—Lewis is one of the few comedians to be awarded both the French Legion of Honor, as...

21 Infamous Mistakes in Famous Films

May 31, 2024

Movies are a complicated art form. Meticulously crafted by directors, writers, actors, and crew members for months and, sometimes, years to get a film from scrip-to-screen. However, despite their best efforts, mistakes sometimes slip through the cracks, creating unintentional goofs and bloopers that become infamous among eagle-eyed audience members. These mistakes, whether continuity errors, historical...

15 Worst Book-to-Film Adaptations

May 31, 2024

Though reading can be pleasurable in and of itself, there is always an urge to see our favorite stories adapted to the screen. Some of the greatest films ever made are adaptations of books, with films like Jurassic Park, The Godfather, and Psycho. These films are the ideal scenario, taking the groundwork of a sturdy...

15 Underrated Films By Great Directors

May 28, 2024

Since film’s beginning, there’s always been one person responsible for any film’s success or failure: the director. The role of the director, however, would come into the spotlight upon the publication of film critic Andrew Sarris’ 1968 book, The American Cinema. The first American critic to give credence to what would become known as ‘the...

20 Best Debut Films

May 22, 2024

The spark of a great debut film often ignites the world of cinema. Emerging talents, wet behind the ears, make their marks with groundbreaking stories, innovative techniques, and captivating performances resulting from a hunger to create. These inaugural works not only introduce new voices to the medium but also set the stage for future masterpieces...

21 Best Comic Book Movies of All-Time

May 22, 2024

Though a relatively new phenomenon in the cinematic arts, comic book movies have carved a niche for themselves that’s both iconic and sturdy. Making the leap from the colorful tri-color panels to the twenty-foot silver screen, these adaptations have enthralled audiences and critics worldwide with their blend of action, drama, and fantasy. In today’s article,...

21 Iconic Spy Movies To Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat

May 21, 2024

Within the cinematic artform, few genres evoke as much excitement and intrigue as the spy thriller. From the suave sophistication of James Bond to the gritty realism of Cold War dramas, spy films have captivated audiences for decades with their stylish blending of excitement and procedure. We all love spy films because we all want...

15 Best Documentaries of All-Time

May 20, 2024

Since the invention of cinema, the documentary has been tied directly to the form’s evolution. From Eadweard Muybridge’s surveys on the zoopraxiscope to Robert J. Flaherty’s docu-drama hybrid, Nanook of the North, to Errol Morris’ and Michael Moore’s inquiry into the root of the American problem, the documentary has become a respected institution in the...

The 10 Best Indigenous Actors of All Time

May 20, 2024

Hollywood’s history with Native Americans has always been extremely complicated. As with many races depicted in the early days of film, Indigenous Peoples would see racist depictions of themselves projected onto the silver screen, subjected to performances by either white men in brownface or Italian actors who’ve tanned themselves enough to fool white Hollywood producers...

15 Kids Films That Definitely Aren’t For Kids

May 20, 2024

As children grow and develop their taste in art, movies can be the perfect gateway to a better understanding of the world around them. Movies are subconscious dream beats designed to help communicate the soul of humanity to anyone, regardless of creed or character. Through the power of the moving image, we can learn more...

10 Worst Horror Films Ever

May 20, 2024

Since the beginning of human history, art has existed to try and communicate some kind of shared experience. The most visceral and cutting of these experiences are primal emotions. Whether fear, humor, or sadness, art covers the entire sphere of human emotions. Fear is the most powerful of all these emotions, with people looking for...

21 Best Movies That Feature Chris Pratt, in Order

May 18, 2024

Since the days of Parks and Recreation, Chris Pratt has been both America’s sweetheart and funny man for the past decade. Getting his big break in 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Pratt’s star has been on the rise ever since. With his roles in films such as Avengers: Endgame, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, The...

Nicholas Cage Has Been in Over 100 Movies: Here are his best and worst

May 18, 2024

Under the crushing weight of years of internet memes and mockery—ironic or unironic is anyone’s guess—there’s the actor Nicolas Cage. Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage is a talented actor known for his exceptional performance in Leaving Las Vegas. Despite his success, Cage has also been involved in numerous direct-to-video films. However, Cage has worked with...

Can You Guess Which of These 19 Film Gimmicks Actually Worked?

May 18, 2024

Filmmakers have always tried to add a unique twist to their movies. While traditional storytelling follows a linear three-act structure, some filmmakers try to be different by using tricks or gimmicks in their storytelling. Sometimes this approach can be very effective and wow the audience, while other times it can completely ruin the film. We...

15 Best Films By One-Time Directors

May 18, 2024

Filmmaking is a challenging venture. It takes lots of money, time, energy, and manpower to make a movie. It takes a certain kind of individual to want to keep making movies. With all of this in mind, it shouldn’t be surprising that there are many films directed by people who would never go on to...

20 Movies That Are Way Better Than the Book

May 18, 2024

Since Johannes Gutenberg invented the history-changing, movable-type printing press, people have been adapting stories that have previously existed, refracting and reinterpreting them to fit within a new context. Film isn’t unique in this regard, with book-to-screen adaptations going back to the medium’s invention with Georges Méliès’ adaptation of The Brothers Grimm’s story, Cinderella, in 1899. Due to...

15 Best Musicals Ever Made

May 17, 2024

It’s no secret that film owes its success to the Broadway musical. With this in mind, it’s easy to see why the musical is one of cinema’s most endearing and enduring genres. Though not as popular as it was in cinema’s heyday, the musical, as a genre, is uniquely fitted for the strengths of cinema....

21 Must-Watch Horror Movies With Aggressive Animals

May 16, 2024

The horror story has proven itself to be one of the most enduring genres to exist within the pantheon of storytelling. Getting to the core of what scares us can help to reveal deep human truths that can only be accessed through the avenue of art. That, and it’s just a heck of a lot...

15 Grossly Overlooked Westerns

May 16, 2024

Westerns are one of the sturdiest genres to emerge from the American subconscious. It persists because of how regional it is in its depiction of a particular era of the American frontier, starting at the beginning of the Gold Rush in 1849 and ending around the closing of the frontier in 1890. We see several...

15 Overlooked Films of the 1970s

May 16, 2024

With the birth of the New Hollywood film movement and a rise in American independent cinema brought upon by the French New Wave, the 1970s is considered by many film critics and historians to be one of the best decades not only for American film but for film as an art form. We would see...

21 Best Stand-Up Specials of All-Time

May 16, 2024

Stand-up comedy is a fascinating art form. With its roots in the Socratic seminar, it is one of the most intimate forms of entertainment. For an hour, the comedian just sits with the audience, connecting a room full of strangers—or the viewer at home, for that matter—through the power of jokes. From observational humor to...

10 of the Most Intense Anxiety Producing Scenes Ever Caught on Film

May 16, 2024

One of the beautiful things about cinematic art is that it acts as a repository for every other art form. Whether it be music, image, writing, architecture, or costuming, all artistic disciplines must collide to produce any film worth its salt. Though all of these art forms can elicit emotions independently, the combination of these...

15 Best Screwball Comedies

May 15, 2024

Since the invention of modern cinema by the Lumiere Brothers in 1895, comedy has forever been a staple of the medium. Among the first films screened publicly was a short called L’Arroseur Arrosé (The Sprinkler Sprinkled). The comedy is a forty-nine-second movie in which a gardener discovers a kink in his hose only to be...

18 Oscar Best Picture Winners Over the Years

May 14, 2024

For many film fans, Oscar night feels like a big celebration. The first ceremony debuted in 1929 for movies produced between 1927 and 1928. For the past 100 years, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded Hollywood filmmakers a litany of prestigious awards, not least of which is Best Picture. Since its...

21 Gripping and Incredible Films From Recent Years You Have To See

May 14, 2024

The past decade has seen a smorgasbord of incredible releases. It feels as if the entirety of world cinema has banded together to give every discerning cinephile the gift of great art. There were a lot of things that happened in the film world this decade: the genesis of independent film distributors like A24 and...

21 Best (And Worst) Video Game That Were Made Into Movies

May 13, 2024

From the days of eight-bit distractions like Pong and Pac-Man to state-of-the-art actioners like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Red Dead Redemption, video games have been a staple of popular culture for over half a century. Whether it be children discovering new games for the first time or parents showing games they played as...

Jim Carrey’s Movies Ranked

May 13, 2024

Jim Carrey has been a staple of the American comedy scene for thirty years. Getting his big break as a cast member on the popular sketch comedy series In Living Color, his star ascended to the stratosphere in 1994. He headlined three of the biggest films of his career: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask,...

10 Notable People Who Died in 2024

May 12, 2024

Though the year is still in its infancy, it has unfortunately seen many celebrities who are near and dear to us pass away. This has been a tough year for celebrity passings, from actors to comedians to fashion designers and all that lies between. Today, we will look at some celebrities who are gone but...

15 Movies Nobody Should Ever Watch

May 10, 2024

Film is a beautiful medium. Those enraptured in this medium of dreams can get caught up in the zest and vigor that a given film can incite within the viewer. Films can be anything—transformative, life-affirming, life-changing, entertaining, or transcendent. However, the real detritus of film culture often gets overlooked in film discussions. These are the...