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Brooding, Stark, Cold and Dark: The Beauty of Nordic Cinema Tom Jolliffe journeys across the cinematic landscape of the Nordic countries… Every cinematic nation tends to have a particular forte, or a period in time very distinct for creative output that sees them produce work unique to them. Japan had a period of Samurai films and one of ghost stories. Italy have had neo-realism and horror. France have had avant-garde cinema, and also a pretty immense period of extremely cool Gallic infused thrillers. Brits a penchant for gritty crime films, and so on… In terms of Nordic cinema, each indi...

The Top 100 Thrillers of All Time, According to Critics By Joseph Bien-Kahn, Stacker News AND Abby Monteil, Stacker News On 6/30/21 at 8:00 PM EDT What is a thriller exactly? Unlike the sci-fi or comedy genres, a film can fit into this corner of cinema if it manages to keep viewers on the edges of their seats with intense thrills and palpable suspense. As long as the movie is able to build tension, it's fair game. Of course, there are plenty of subgenres within, which filmmakers use to craft excellent thrillers, from war-time stories like The Hurt Locker to social alle...

Frank Perry and Jerry Schatzberg jolted audiences who weren't used to unsatisfied and belittled housewives starring in a film, or to the concept of such people existing.

The 100 Best International Movies of All Time By Molly Pennington, Stacker On 5/13/21 at 6:30 PM EDT International cinema has always had a profound influence on American movies. At the same time, many of the great films in languages other than English retool the styles and genres of popular American movies. Have you ever forgotten you were reading subtitles as you were swept up in the action on screen? Westerns, film noirs, and even romances tap into universal visual languages of movement, action, and emotion that draw in worldwide audiences. Stacker's list of the 100 best international mo...

Family watching television, 1958. Photograph by Evert F. Baumgardner. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Source: National Archives and Records Administration. A few years ago I had a conversation with a close friend of mine about the experience of watching older films on TV with my parents. I’d be sitting there, deeply involved with something by John Ford or Sam Peckinpah or King Vidor, and my father would make a comment about the color of the military uniforms being incorrect, or the fact that it looked like it was clearing up outside. These remarks were made in such a way that a response was ...