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Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton and David Harbour in Black Mass. The new film from director Scott Cooper – who is known for Crazy Heart and Out of the Furnace – is a crime drama based on Whitey Bulger’s...
View ArticleInevitable Remakes: “Gremlins”
Inevitable Remakes is a new series of articles here on the blog that pose the question: what if a classic or popular movie was first released in today’s film world? What would it look like? Would the...
View ArticleCriterion Commentaries: “The Hit”
What if there was a Tarantinoesque film made before Quentin Tarantino burst on the scene with Reservoir Dogs? Specifically: a film where the killers are amusing, ostentatiously violent, and converse...
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Since last fall’s revamping of Flickchart‘s global ranking system (see the official announcement about that here), many films have found themselves moved around on the global charts. But one thing...
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In This Corner… 2009 was a banner year for science fiction, one of the best for the genre in recent memory. It brought us franchise resurrections (J.J. Abrams‘ Star Trek, McG‘s Terminator Salvation),...
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In This Corner… Just when you thought it was safe to head back to the Flickchart Blog, another Reel Rumbles is here to determine once and for all what is scarier: a murderous great white shark on the...
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View ArticleThe Under-Ranked: Black Mass
Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton and David Harbour in Black Mass. The new film from director Scott Cooper – who is known for Crazy Heart and Out of the Furnace – is a crime drama based on Whitey Bulger’s...
View ArticleInevitable Remakes: “Gremlins”
Inevitable Remakes is a new series of articles here on the blog that pose the question: what if a classic or popular movie was first released in today’s film world? What would it look like? Would the...
View ArticleCriterion Commentaries: “The Hit”
What if there was a Tarantinoesque film made before Quentin Tarantino burst on the scene with Reservoir Dogs? Specifically: a film where the killers are amusing, ostentatiously violent, and converse...
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Since last fall’s revamping of Flickchart‘s global ranking system (see the official announcement about that here), many films have found themselves moved around on the global charts. But one thing...
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