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10 Essential Italian Horror Movies of the 1980s

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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 […]

9 Great Time-Loop Movies You May Have Missed

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Casey Chong with a selection of great time-loop movies for your watch list… There’s something inherently fascinating about the time-loop concept in the movies. Imagine a character or more stuck in the same repeating timeline, and finding a way out seems impossible unless something has to be done. This is where the filmmakers utilize the […]

10 Essential Gross-Out Comedy Movies

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Casey Chong with a selection of essential gross-out comedies… Comedies come in different styles and tones, one of which is the subgenre of gross-out comedies. True to their nature, they are meant to offend you with the shock values that can be either raunchy, revolting or plain juvenile. Physical gags are often incorporated into gross-out […]

7 Memorable Movie Portrayals of Frankenstein’s Monster

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Casey Chong with seven great portrayals of Frankenstein’s Monster… Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, has inspired countless adaptations, with hundreds of movies dating way back to 1910. The story of how an obsessive Dr. Frankenstein is willing to go against nature by playing God to bring a corpse to life is […]

6 One-Night-Stand Thrillers for Your Watchlist

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Casey Chong with a selection of one night stand thrillers for your watch list… There’s something about thrillers incorporating one night stand elements into the story that becomes a recurring subject explored by different filmmakers over the decades. Typically, two people of the opposite sex fall for each other. Either of them could be married […]

7 Crazy Cult 80s Movies You Might Have Missed

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Casey Chong with a selection of crazy cult movies from the 1980s… One of the best things about watching movies is how diverse the various genres have spread from the mainstream, audience-friendly fares to indie works and finally, the types that defy genre conventions or outright weird. They can be movies where logic is thrown […]

7 John Hughes Movies You Might Have Missed

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Go beyond the classics as Casey Chong presents seven John Hughes movies you might have missed… The name John Hughes is synonymous with ’80s teen culture, the filmmaker having spent the majority of his career exploring the angst-ridden years of adolescence as teenagers cope with generational conflicts, class struggles, and more. He basically defined the […]

Nine Underrated Zombie Movies of the 2000s

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Casey Chong with nine underrated zombie movies of the 2000s… By the 2000s, the era marked the rise of the undead – a significant turning point where the zombie genre, previously popularized by George A. Romero, was no longer restricted to typically slow-moving reanimated corpses. They became more aggressive and even capable of charging forward, […]

The Best Jason Statham Action Movies

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Casey Chong with the essential Jason Statham action movies… With his distinctive tough guy look and the kind of impassive personality that you don’t want to mess with, Jason Statham fits like a glove when it comes to playing a no-nonsense action role. Formerly a professional diver, he began his acting career after Guy Ritchie […]

Darren Aronofsky Movies Ranked from Worst to Best

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Casey Chong ranks the filmography of director Darren Aronofsky… The term “playing safe” isn’t in Darren Aronofsky’s filmmaking vocabulary, especially when it comes to his body of work. His movies are often thought-provoking and, at times, polarizing and even controversial – and that makes his works all the more interesting and worth checking out. Aronofsky’s […]