THE SEARCHERS (1956)
There was a time when the western was the most popular genre in American cinema, not only drawing the biggest crowds but also lifting film …
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There was a time when the western was the most popular genre in American cinema, not only drawing the biggest crowds but also lifting film …
Childhood memories are in a league of their own and have a power over us much greater than some might think. To those of us …
War films have a long history in cinema. Even only a few years after WWII ended, big cinema productions showed battles in great detail to …
In 1985, Paul Verhoeven made his Hollywood debut, Flesh and Blood, a film set in Italy in the year of 1501 about a bunch of mercenaries …
Science fiction is one of the most reliable genres in publishing ever since the end of the 19th century. Writers such as W.G. Wells and …
Despite all the attention Paul Verhoeven’s STARSHIP TROOPERS received when it came out in 1997, it didn’t look like the kind of film that would start a …
What makes a classic? Clearly, this is a difficult question to answer. One that defies any unimpeachable explanation. But taste matters. Regardless of a film’s …
A lot of films are panned when they’re released and forgotten soon after. But there’s also films that are panned by contemporary critics only to …
The 70s were a time of crisis, and not only economically. The world was changing rapidly. Not much of the wealth of the 50s and …
The Driver is back – and with a Bang! But this time, it’s not your typical, suicidal psychopath who’s got little to live for and …