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The 30 Best Teen Movies You Can Watch
Before the 1950s, filmmakers didn’t think about teenagers as anything other than adults-in-waiting—accessories to the adult characters in films. That changed circa the release of Nicholas Ray’s 1955 James Dean star vehicle Rebel Without a Cause, the success of which made studios realize that teens were driving around in their own cars and occasionally spending their…
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25 Movies That Could Never Be Made Today
There’s been a sea change in the way Hollywood makes theatrical movies. COVID has altered the landscape in ways I’m not sure we can foresee, but also might only have accelerated trends already underway: shorter release windows, simultaneous streaming debuts, and a general erosion of the theatre as the place to see new movies.
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15 Unnecessary Sequels That Are Better Than You Think
Sequels are rarely necessary, but that doesn’t mean we won’t watch them, hoping that a follow-up will refine and expand a story in a way that fulfils the promise of the original, rather than letting it down. Any movie fan can list the great and successful sequels, but this is something a bit different.
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35 Essential Blockbusters From the Past 20 Years
Remember movie theatres? Remember summer movies from the U.S.? It’s been a long time (463 days as of this writing) since I last sat in a big, darkened room with strangers to experience a grand entertainment on the big screen (in that case, Cats). I truly hope to do so again soon — but sadly,…