In a picturesque, isolated village in Sweden called Harga where everything seems normal, Ari Aster crafts an unsettling horror film that is made to keep you uneasy.
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Three parts. One goal. No forgiveness. The SAT comes every year without fail, forcing millions of students across the country into classrooms of endless desks filled with dread in the crack of dawn.
Most coming-of-age films are about exploring and finding a sense of freedom, identity, or purpose in life. Little Women is about what you lose to get there.
Clint Bentley’s Train Dreams portrays the quiet story of Robert Grainier, a logger who lives through immense historical change in the US while remaining physically and emotionally disconnected from the world around him.
There are hard-hitting war movies, such as Saving Private Ryan, Fury, and 1917. Then there is Inglourious Basterds.
At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a genius hides behind a janitor’s uniform. In Good Will Hunting, Will Hunting solves mathematical equations that stump world-class professors and mathematicians.
Before watching the movie, La La Land seemed like another romantic movie of bright colors, beautiful music, and two people falling in love in Los Angeles.
World War II and the Holocaust stand among the darkest times in human history, and portraying them in film is extremely difficult while ensuring sensitivity and historical accuracy.
Regarded as the one of the greatest, most influential science fiction novels, the Dune series has been celebrated for its world-building complemented by complex political, religious, and ecological themes.
‘Tis the season of snow, Christmas music, giving, and Christmas movies. The best of them, in my opinion, is It’s a Wonderful Life.