Leonardo DiCaprio turns 50 today. He’s been Oscar-nominated seven times, and of course only won once (for “The Revenant” in 2016). Here are his ten best performances.
Read moreThe 10 Best Horror Movies of All-Time
I really love the horror genre, at its best it can truly give you a cinematic feeling like no other. The jolts you experience from watching a spook-fest are akin to being in "fight or flight" mode, your body's natural ability to react to a harmful event, attack, or threat for the sake of survival.
Read moreThe Eight Times 3D Movies Actually Delivered
James Cameron’s “Avatar” boosted the 3D market for a period of time, until it lost all steam, due to an incalculable amount of films trying to take advantage of the fad by upgrading their non-3D movies into 3D movies.
Read moreRichard Linklater's 10 Essential Movies
Of all the great American filmmakers that haven’t won the Best Director prize yet, Richard Linklater is up there with the most deserving. His filmography is as original and diverse as any of his generation.
Read moreRanked: Steven Soderbergh’s Movies Since 2009
It’s arguable no director has transcended multiple genres the way the great Steven Soderbergh has, especially over the last decade. The prolific director has moved between psychological thriller, to drama, to comedy, all be it never allowing the films to lose that Soderbergh touch.
Read more12 Great Living Filmmakers Who Have Never Won A Best Director Oscar
The sad tradition of not honoring the right filmmakers will likely continue for the Academy. Further proof can be found with these 11 greats who haven’t won for their directing yet, with some not even having a single nomination to their name.
Read moreThe 10 Best Horror Movies of the 21st Century
These new original voices studied the formula of its great horror forebearers. After all, the cinematic horror genre, from its very roots in the ‘20s with German expressionism (Nosferatu) is akin to a deliciously twisted recipe that has been passed on from generation to generation; reinvented, both stylistically and socially, for the current anxieties of the day.
Read moreRanked: ‘Marvel Cinematic Universe’ Movies
From “Iron Man” to “Captain Marvel,” I rank the Marvel Cinematic Universe films from worst to best.
Read moreThe 10 Best Action Movies of All-Time
"Die Hard" changed the action genre almost 30 years ago; ever since then it has evolved in numerous, interesting ways, (mind you not all successful) but it’s given us a handful of great movies. "Fury Road" is only the latest addition to this ever-evolving genre. Where do we go from here? What will be the consequences of a post-“Fury Road” action world? As A.O. Scott wrote in The New York Times, "Miller has reminded us that blockbusters have the potential to not only be art, but radically visionary – even the fourth in a series. What a lovely day, indeed." Here are ten movies -all released within the last 30 years - that tried to change the game, succeeded and made it a lovely day for blockbusters.”
Read moreThe 10 Best Pixar Movies
Pixar hasn’t just reinvented animation for the 21st century, they’ve expanded it forward to a space and time where the adult/child line is blurred and the creativity on display is astonishingly rendered. You forget you’re watching a film primarily aimed at kids. You feel like a child again, full of innocence, full of joy, discovering a new world that previously seemed so out of reach. Over the past 25 years, Pixar has given us so much more than 15 timeless movies; they’ve brought us the ability to succumb to a universe full of magic and stories that hit the truest notes possible. It’s hard to imagine a cinematic landscape without Pixar, and the significance they represent cannot be underestimated. Their effect on regular, live-action movies is self-evident. They’ve pushed boundaries and forced other filmmakers to think outside the box. Here’s to another 25 great years.
Read moreThe 10 Best TV Shows of the 2010s
Not only will this decade of peak television be remembered as the “golden age” of the small screen, but, these past 10 years, the lines were blurred between television and cinema. Cinematic auteurs such as David Fincher, Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, Steven Soderbergh, and Spike Lee all made the jump to the small screen with personal projects they had been trying to develop for years. The fact that television accepted them with open arms meant that the small screen was just as much a place for risky storytelling as the big screen. It was very hard to choose just ten selections from the past decade to make this case, but the following are the TV shows which I believe could stand toe-to-toe with the best movies of the decade.
Read more15 Directors Who Actually Trashed Their Own Movies
When a film gets shot it results in an environment that is creatively pumped by an assortment of collaborators, most important of all might be the director. By the time a film makes the long journey from pre-production to theaters, it’s the director’s vision that is most noticed on-screen, his instinct to mold every collaborator’s inclusion into a whole. Of course, sometimes when a film goes bad shots are fired and bad blood emerges, but the main fall guy always ends up being the director. Although most end up staying quiet and just letting time do the healing, others can’t help but shout out their discontent. Here are 15 famous directors who hate their own movies and made sure to let us know.
Read moreThe 10 Most Shocking Movies of All-Time
Some movies push the envelope, while other movies tear up the envelope, put it through a shredder, and do so without worrying about how they will be perceived by the mainstream.
Read moreThe 50 Best Netflix Original Movies
Since moving from a DVD service to a streamer in 2007, Netflix has released a countless number of original movies, from Oscar nominees and popcorn action flicks, to some that even the streaming giant would like to forget (“6 Underground”). We’ve managed to whittle down their huge back catalogue to a round of 25, so let’s go…
Read moreThe 10 Best Comedies of the 2010s
Starting in 2003, with the release of “Old School” then “Anchorman,” a comedy renaissance started with the boom of the Will Ferrell/Judd Apatow/Seth Rogen era (“The 40 Year Old Virgin,” “Superbad,” “Step Brothers” and “Walk Hard.”) Then, the immense success of 2009’s “The Hangover” and 2011’s “Bridesmaids,” which leads us to where we are now, which, while despite a few great chucklers having been released, most of the recent comedy releases this past decade have been safe “star-based” movies (think Kevin Hart or Melissa McCarthy).
Read moreHappy Birthday, Christopher Nolan - Here Are All 10 of His Movies, Ranked From Best to Worst
With Hollywood’s chief blockbuster maker hard at work editing his new espionage thriller “Tenet,” let’s take a look through his catalog to date. A catalog that many have in different ranking order. Nolan’s films have a distinct knack of hitting those they connect with right between the eyes. As we await whether or not “Tenet” will be released come its July release date, we can’t help but look back at the filmography of Hollywood’s leading maverick director.
Read moreThe 12 Best African-American Movies
It’s interesting to note that, despite a lengthy and rich history, starting with Oscar Micheaux’s 1920 silent “Within Our Gates,” African-American cinema was mostly known as a fringe genre until blaxploitation showed up in the ‘70s and made it a marketable commodity. And yet, it took close to 3 decades for one of the greatest films ever directed by an African-American filmmaker to see the light of day (Charles Burnett’s “The Killer of Sheep”).
Read moreThe 10 Best Shots of Roger Deakins' Career
Roger Deakins. A legendary cinematographer who finally won an Oscar in 2018, After nominated 14 times. Absurd. Blasphemous. He recently nabbed his 15th nomination for his stunning work in “1917,” a WWI movie from Sam Mendes.
Read moreThe 10 Greatest Movie Sequels of All-Time
Making a sequel in Hollywood might be the single most stress-inducing task for cast, crew, director and producer. Why? Because expectations are that the first film was, in all likelihood, well-liked and popular and thus by making a sequel you stand a chance to tarnish its legacy if not done right. You also run the risk of pissing off a considerably well-built fanbase that will ask for someone's head if the film fails to meet expectations. That's Hollywood for you. Most of the time the sequel doesn't come remotedly close to the original's freshness, but sometimes, in the case of these 10 classics, it turns out to be a landmark moment.
Read more14 Great Movies with “Rotten” Scores
For a film to be "rotten" on Rotten Tomatoes it has to have a score of under 60%. Even films that were at first critically reviled, but have aged like fine wine, have (for the most part) had their scores boosted above 60% by present-day reviews and reconsideration. Because of that, it was actually tough to find 10 “classic” movies which are still rotten. These are all still below 60%, but as time passes they will more than likely move towards that 60 percent fresh spot. For now, they belong on this list.
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