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Dennis Lim recommended Bigger Than Life (1956) in Movies (curated)

Bigger Than Life (1956)

1956 | Drama

(0 Ratings)

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"The defining patriarchs of American cinema—as embodied by James Mason and Dennis Hopper in these towering performances—are, fittingly, also the most monstrous."

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MissaMelly (3 KP) rated A Quiet Place (2018) in Movies

Jan 27, 2019

A Quiet Place (2018)

2018 | Drama, Horror, Thriller

6

8.0

(146 Ratings)

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Maybe this was a bit of a let down for me because of the irritating people that were noisy in the cinema. It lost some of its suspense. But at least it was unique and offered something else. I still felt it lacked something but I'm not exactly sure what that was.

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James Koppert (2698 KP) rated Blue Spring (2001) in Movies

Apr 21, 2020

Blue Spring (2001)

2001 | Crime, Drama, International

8

7.5

(2 Ratings)

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The early naughties destructive Japan

There was a slew of angry rebellious nihilistic cinema in this period and Blue Spring may just be the most punk rock of them all. Its an artistic nasty little film full of violence and tension, as if art House got really pissed off and decided to say eff you. A seminal piece of cinema

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Bertrand Bonello recommended Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) in Movies (curated)

"The most horrible creations of the 20th century are fascism and Nazism, and the most beautiful one is cinema. There isn’t a film that better displays the fascination of fascism. How can the human brain be disturbed to the point of getting that enthralled by violence? The junction of the best and the worst of the 20th century – between History and Cinema."

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Pawel Pawlikowski recommended Badlands (1973) in Movies (curated)

Badlands (1973)

1973 | Crime, Drama

9.3

(4 Ratings)

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"In the mid-seventies I got more into the art of cinema (and into the arts in general), which coincided with a great period in American cinema. I got seriously hooked on Taxi Driver, Badlands, Days of Heaven. These films with alienated heroes, where landscape becomes soul-scape. They made me realize that cinema can be this amazing space where images, words, faces, landscapes, and music all melt together in a mysterious way. Even now, my favorite films are those that take you out of yourself, that make you enter this other world on-screen. These three films did exactly that to me."

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Pawel Pawlikowski recommended Days of Heaven (1978) in Movies (curated)

"In the mid-seventies I got more into the art of cinema (and into the arts in general), which coincided with a great period in American cinema. I got seriously hooked on Taxi Driver, Badlands, Days of Heaven. These films with alienated heroes, where landscape becomes soul-scape. They made me realize that cinema can be this amazing space where images, words, faces, landscapes, and music all melt together in a mysterious way. Even now, my favorite films are those that take you out of yourself, that make you enter this other world on-screen. These three films did exactly that to me."

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Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) shared own list

Nov 21, 2017

We all know that the 1970s was a golden age of sci-fi and horror cinema, but what about the decade that came after that?

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Syfy: Overlooked Horror and Sci-fi From the 1980's

Some of these films have not aged as well as others, of course, and a lot of them also have that special 1980's sheen. Check out some of these would-be or forgotten classics yourself: