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In Praise Of

Monte Hellman and the birth of the acid western

by Taryn McCabe

Fifty years ago, The Shooting and Ride in the Whirlwind kicked off the ultimate counter-cultural genre.
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Why a film about evil green goo is one of John Carpenter’s best

by Tom Watchorn

The director’s Alice Cooper-starring apocalyptic horror is among the most haunting in his entire filmography.
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Why Shock Treatment is an “equal” to The Rocky Horror Picture Show

by Aimee Knight

Was creator Richard O’Brien on the money when describing his other box office flop?
Individual looking through a camera against a mountainous landscape in black and white.
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In praise of Persona – Ingmar Bergman’s minimalist masterpiece

by Stephen Puddicombe

Fifty years on, this low-key drama stands as a glorious shrine to analogue film.
Two smiling men in casual clothing, one pointing his finger at the other while they converse.
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Why The Prestige is the greatest trick Christopher Nolan ever pulled

by Daniel Seddon

Never has on-screen magic been so compelling as in the director’s now 10-year-old passion project.
Soldiers in green uniforms and helmets crouching in tall grass.
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The Thin Red Line and nature’s indifference to war

by Taylor Burns

Terrence Malick’s 1999 epic is a stunning meditation on the natural world and our relationship to it.
A person wearing a black gas mask and a red top stands in an outdoor setting.
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How Monsters challenged our expectations of blockbusters

by David Jenkins

In a year when big movies went bad, there are lessons to be learned from Gareth Edwards’ micro-budget marvel.
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Why Westworld remains the ultimate genre mash-up

by Stephen Puddicombe

The Yul Brynner-starring original from 1973 expertly fuses futuristic science fiction and classic western tropes.
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The ’70s haunted house movie that’s spookily similar to The Shining

by David Hayles

Burnt Offerings bears a striking resemblance to Stanley Kubrick’s horror classic.
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Why I love Robin Williams’ performance in The Fisher King

by James Clarke

The late actor is at his dangerous, dynamic best in this melancholy fantasy from Terry Gilliam.