Casey Chong with ten essential dinner party gone wrong movies…A gathering at a dinner party, typically seen in the movies, no matter whether it’s with close family, friends, acquaintances, or even strangers, can be either harmless or hostile. Casual conversations become increasingly awkward, or perhaps the host has an ulterior motive behind the seemingly ordinary […]
Eleven Essential Eccentric Detective Movie Performances
Casey Chong with eleven essential eccentric detective movie performances…Eccentric detective roles may find their way to television, covering the likes of Peter Falk’s shabby Lieutenant Columbo in Columbo, to Kyle MacLachlan’s coffee-loving Agent Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks, and Tony Shalhoub’s OCD-stricken Adrian Monk in Monk. But movies have their fair share of offbeat detective […]
12 Essential Road Trip Movies
Embark on a journey with these twelve essential road trip movies…In the world of movies, going on a road trip isn’t just about reaching the destination, but also serves as a reflection of how a journey, no matter near or far, shapes a person through experience, truth, and relationships. Movies about road trips have been […]
10 Essential Australian Outback Horror and Thriller Movies
Casey Chong presents ten essential horror and thriller movies set in the Australian Outback…The Australian Outback has been a recurring visual and thematic playground for filmmakers to mirror its geographical settings of huge deserts, empty highways, isolated towns, and crocodile-infested rivers with the likes of primal danger, guilt, and loneliness. Such locations make it ideal […]
Seven Essential Robin Hood Movie Portrayals
Casey Chong with the essential Robin Hood movie portrayals…The Robin Hood legend has been interpreted in various forms, from ballads to plays, books, TV series, and, of course, movie adaptations. The latter has been played by different actors, stretching way back to 1912 when Robert Frazer played the titular role in a 30-minute silent film. […]
10 Essential Workplace Movies
Casey Chong with ten essential workplace movies…Going back as far as the black-and-white film era, workplace movies remain popular even today, even as technology and culture have evolved over the years. But the universal themes of dealing with difficult and obnoxious bosses, office politics, and the banality of working dead-end jobs with zero career prospects […]
10 Essential On-the-Run Movies You Need to See
Casey Chong with ten essential fugitive on-the-run movies…So, what makes a movie that explores the fugitive or man/woman-on-the-run subgenre such a gripping cinematic experience? Among them is the thrill of the chase between the fugitive(s) and the pursuer(s) within a high-stakes scenario. Depending on the storytelling, they can be movies about those who are wrongfully […]
10 Essential Revenge Thrillers You May Have Missed
Casey Chong with ten essential revenge thrillers you may have missed…Revenge thrillers have been a cinematic mainstay, giving us the pleasure of watching the protagonist set out on a vengeance route to kill the person(s) responsible for a murder. Popular movies from Oldboy to Man on Fire, the Kill Bill duology, and of course, the […]
10 Essential Italian Horror Movies of the 1980s
Casey Chong with ten essential Italian horror films of the 1980s…If the 1970s marked the golden era of Italian horror, offering us genre-defining classics from The Bird with the Crystal Plumage to Deep Red, and of course, Suspiria, then the 80s era was best described as the culmination of the country’s distinctive flair for the […]
The Best Renny Harlin Movies of the 21st Century
Casey Chong with the best Renny Harlin movies since the turn of the millennium…The name Renny Harlin echoes a lot of good memories, particularly for those who lived through the 80s and 90s watching his movies. He first came to prominence with A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master in 1988, and by the […]
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