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6 Private Investigator Movies That Deserve More Love

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Casey Chong with six underrated private detective movies you need to investigate… Movies about private investigators are as old as time, stretching way back to the black-and-white era where classic noirs like The Maltese Falcon, Murder, My Sweet and The Big Sleep were among the prime examples. Further popular examples from Vertigo to Klute, L.A. […]

The Definitive Top 10 Alfred Hitchcock Movies

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Alfred Hitchcock was an undoubted master of cinema; here are his best works… When you’re a master of cinema with a resume that is stuffed with incredible movies, sometimes the hardest thing for fans to agree upon is how to rank them. It’s easy if you’re looking at Richard Kelly, for example, whose best by […]

Great 90s Thrillers From First-Time Directors

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Casey Chong presents a selection of thrilling directorial debuts from the 1990s… Like every decade, the 1990s saw a numbers of filmmakers emerging with critically acclaimed directorial debuts, some of whom would go on to enjoy long and successful careers, while others would find themselves struggling to live up to their debut. Here, we zero […]

Three Days of the Condor at 50: The Story Behind the Classic Conspiracy Thriller

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Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Three Days of the Condor as it celebrates its 50th anniversary…. Although receiving somewhat of a muted response at the time of its release, Three Days of the Condor has since been reappraised and acknowledged as one of the best conspiracy thrillers to emerge from the 70s era […]

The Essential Robert Redford Movies

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We take a look back at the essential movies from the late, great Robert Redford… A Hollywood legend has left us, and few have had the kind of wide-ranging and incredible career of Robert Redford. The easy smile, poster boy looks and effortless charisma made Redford an A-list star, but his creative talents and methodical […]

Creepy Cabin Horror Movies You May Have Missed

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Casey Chong takes a trek deep into the woods for a selection of creepy cabin horror movies you may have missed… The cabin-in-the-woods setting has been a recurring trope often seen in horror movies. And it’s easy to see why it prevails even today. This includes the use of limited settings to evoke fear, tension […]

The Essential Action Movies From Cannon Films

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Casey Chong on the essential action movies from Cannon Films… If you lived through the 80s and 90s era, you’d likely have been familiar with Cannon Films, an indie production company synonymous with low-budget, B-movies that focused on certain niches such as action, martial arts and sci-fi & fantasy. Cannon initially got off to a […]

Eight Essential Sci-Fi Prison Movies

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It’s time to get locked up with the key thrown away as we look at these essential sci-fi prison movies… Some sub-genres seem to prove hugely popular. Whether it’s the Die Hard copycat or an Alien riff, some concepts lend themselves to being rejigged, reheated and served as new. There are prison movies which have […]

10 More International Horror Movies You Need to See

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Vanessa Maki with more international horror movies for your watch list… Recently we dropped a list about international horror and now I’m back with more recommendations of the same thing. Why? Because there’s a never-ending list of international horror films that need to be watched and appreciated out there. Many of us haven’t even cracked […]

Almost Famous at 25: The Story Behind the Coming-of-Age Cult Classic

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Hasitha Fernando on the story behind Almost Famous as it celebrates its 25th anniversary… Almost Famous was one of the quintessential 2000s films that effortlessly captured the 1970s era replete with rock stars, touring with groupies and reckless behavior. And in spite of hits like Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Jerry McGuire under his […]