Sentences with phrase «good films of any genre»

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Starring Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Jason Robards and Charles Bronson, Leone's epic ranks among the best films of the genre.

INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2Director: James WanStarring: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Barbara Hershey, Lin Shaye, Ty Simpkins, Steve Coulter, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson Director James Wan and screenwriter Leigh Whannell shocked horror fans with 2011's Insidious, one of the best films of the genre in the last ten years.

And yet it stands out as one of the best films of the genre, on the strength of the storytelling and wonderful performances, particularly Michael Sheen as Clough and character actor Timothy Spall as a sensitive, brainy assistant coach.

Director James Wan and screenwriter Leigh Whannell shocked horror fans with 2011's Insidious, one of the best films of the genre in the last ten years.

And it certainly doesn't help that people are retroactively dumping over some of the best films of the genre, like The English Patient.

«I'm glad to be part of a time, the beginning of a movement, where the best films of every genre are being brought to me by my fellow black directors.»

A recent eco-doc that provided this kind of narrative focus exceptionally well is The Garden, which I strongly recommend as not only one of the best documentaries I've ever seen but also one of the best films of any genre.

Not exact matches

The oddity is compounded by the fact that, in recent years, the trappings of the disaster film have overtaken other genres as well.

The last Sunday night of each month, Cabaret at The MERC features the most memorable songs and catchy tunes are performed live; themed evenings include the best of Broadway, classic films, beloved songwriters, specific eras and genres.

It twists and turns multiple times throughout its short running time, borrowing heavily from a variety of films in the horror genre (and other genres as well), but under the sure direction and

I've said many times in my reviews that many of the best films in any genre use their premise to create subtext, almost to the point where the superficial plot is no longer the most relevant or appealing aspect.

I very much enjoyed the film, and I felt that it was among the best genre films of that decade.

A decent, well - made, small - scale genre film with a great cast of on - the - cusp players, The Lazarus Effect begins as a modern - day spin on Frankensteinian mad science, but segues into more demonic matters.

As the struggle with Voldemort suggests, the premise of the story is allegorical — good / light against evil / dark — with obvious revivals of the genre traditions of British heroic legend and medieval romance, even though the films have modern elements.

Its savvy comic flair and subversion of familiar genre tropes also make this one of the better superhero films, animated or otherwise, to be released in recent years.

One of the central pleasures of genre cinema is running your fingers along well - worn grooves, but while Man Hunt trots out a lot of chestnuts, it's the film's tendency to burn through them with bemusing haste.

Absorbing and hypnotic, Annihilation is the best kind of sci - fi film - the kind that challenges and subverts the genre, all the while introducing new ideas that you'll see in films to come.

While she's the reason to see this movie, the plot is also well - done, and is a more positive piece than most of the films in this genre.

Either because they were being compared to some of the classics in the horror / comedy genre or, as the consensus on here states, there's not a good enough of either comedy or horror in the film.

An effective genre film that leaves an unmistakably good impression, which is something most of Hollywood's supernatural thrillers usually fail to do.

And yet, amid all that overdue and well - deserved scorn, the lone aspect of Deadpool 2 that is treated with gravid, wet - eyed sincerity — the thing the film wants us to care most deeply about, that acts as the plot's triggering action — is itself the biggest, oldest, dumbest and most useless superhero - genre cliche of them all.

Sure, this film possesses a better pedigree than most movies of its type — director Fatih Akin is rated higher in international film circles than «Death Wish» remake director Eli Roth, Diane Kruger won the Best Actress prize at Cannes for her performance and the movie is Germany's entry for this year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film — and its intentions may be nobler, but, at its heart, it is not markedly different from its genre brethren.

But there's one Science Fiction film that towers above all others of the genre, as well as all other films, and that is Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, which Warner Brothers barely released in time to actually be seen on a big screen during the relevant year.

Occupying the director's chair is Nimrod Antal, a kindred spirit of Rodriguez's whose «Vacancy» and «Armored» were genre films that turned out better than a lot of their genre - mates do — which describes «Predators,» too.

As such, «The Dark Horse» is as good a title as any for a film that takes an overplayed genre — the inspirational mentor story — and still manages to surprise, sneaking up to deliver a powerful emotional experience within a formula we all know by heart: After suffering a nervous breakdown, a Maori chess champ volunteers to coach a group of disadvantaged kids.

Embracing all of these well - known story elements and creating a fresh take on this genre is really what this film does best.

William Girdler's Day of the Animals is an average nature gone wild horror film that is entertaining, but is far from the best in the genre.

The Sting is one of director's George Roy Hill's best films and it remains a classic of the genre due to the fact that it's simple, yet has a very well written script and is supported by a great cast.

Illustrated by astounding color and black - and - white images, the book presents the best of this mind - bending genre, detailing through insightful commentary and behind - the - scenes stories why each film remains essential viewing.

It was a time of big budget, Oscar nominated studio films like Misery and early genre work from filmmakers who would go on to become the best in the business, like Fincher's Seven, M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense, Tarantino and Rodriguez's From Dusk Til Dawn, and Adrian Lyne's Jacob's Ladder.

Yet if you forget, for just a moment, about genre pedigree, what is it, really, that makes «The Shape of Water» a «richer» film — or a better one — than «Get Out»?

He added, «I'm so proud to be a part of a time at the beginning of a movement where I feel like the best films in every genre are being brought to me by my fellow black directors.»

Yes it looks like a lot of genre films gone wrong, but I think somehow it can be just as good as the best Community style episodes where they manage, while not being Emmy winning, to be the most entertaining thing you can spend your money on.

If you feel like the horror genre has been ho - hum lately, rest assured as The Conjuring is one of the best horror films that has come across the screen in the last decade.

From the moment it was announced Rian Johnson would be directing «Star Wars: Episode VIII,» fans have been excitedly wondering what kind of special sauce the director of genre - bending films like «Looper» and «Brick» (not to mention a few of the best episodes of «Breaking Bad») will bring to the universe George Lucas created.

But it's a good year when you can think of half a dozen great genre films off the top of your head.

It would be an insult to call this one of the best comedies of the year — it's absolutely one of the best films of the year, regardless of genre.

This is one of the best genre films of the past decade, full stop.

Östlund has hit a home run with Force Majeure (I realize that reference doesn't make sense but who cares), not only bringing to Cannes one of my new favorite genre - bending dark comedies, but I'm now a fan of his work as well, and I get to explore his past films and learn just how talented of a filmmaker he really is, while keeping an eye on his career.

director Mike Mendez — that, while it has a charming sense of humor about itself, leans too heavily on CGI blood; The Girl With All The Gifts (B), a well - shot British zombie film that attempts to inject new life into a tired genre, and almost succeeds thanks to young star Sennia Nanua; and the disappointing Phantasm: Ravager (C --RRB-, a low - budget labor of love which, while it plays like a Phantasm fan film, ultimately undercuts the emotional closure it attempts to bring to the franchise by failing to resolve the central conflict between good and evil.

Robert Totten / Don Siegel — «Death Of A Gunfighter «(1969) A flawed, but nevertheless interesting, minor Western that fits neatly into the revisionist movement in the genre at the end of the 1960s / beginning of the 1970s, «Death Of A Gunfighter» is best remembered as the film that birthed the name «Alan Smithee» (or here in its original spelling, «Allen Smithee»), which became the standard DGA pseudonym when a director took their name off a movie for the next thirty yearOf A Gunfighter «(1969) A flawed, but nevertheless interesting, minor Western that fits neatly into the revisionist movement in the genre at the end of the 1960s / beginning of the 1970s, «Death Of A Gunfighter» is best remembered as the film that birthed the name «Alan Smithee» (or here in its original spelling, «Allen Smithee»), which became the standard DGA pseudonym when a director took their name off a movie for the next thirty yearof the 1960s / beginning of the 1970s, «Death Of A Gunfighter» is best remembered as the film that birthed the name «Alan Smithee» (or here in its original spelling, «Allen Smithee»), which became the standard DGA pseudonym when a director took their name off a movie for the next thirty yearof the 1970s, «Death Of A Gunfighter» is best remembered as the film that birthed the name «Alan Smithee» (or here in its original spelling, «Allen Smithee»), which became the standard DGA pseudonym when a director took their name off a movie for the next thirty yearOf A Gunfighter» is best remembered as the film that birthed the name «Alan Smithee» (or here in its original spelling, «Allen Smithee»), which became the standard DGA pseudonym when a director took their name off a movie for the next thirty years.

If the Academy recognized comedy films as a legitimate genre, I would think Franco's «Pineapple» role was Oscar - worthy, as it was one of the best comedic performances of the past decade, if you ask me.

As it is now, Crimson Peak is still the best horror film of the year, just not for the typical reasons associated with the genre.

But, so long as you can follow the story well enough, and don't mind the rather lengthy takes that Soderbergh enjoys during scenes of running or driving, Haywire is worth seeking out for a smart, stylish, and off - speed action film that blends traditional thrills with Soderbergh's independent experimentation with the process of genre filmmaking.

From giving an anti-Superhero movie Best Picture to trying to tell the public they're sick of the genre, Hollywood believes that by crafting a fake «Superhero Fatigue» narrative people will stop going to see movies they like and will instead see boring Oscar - bait films.

It's hard to talk about what some of the best slashers are in the past ten years with any genre fan without someone mentioning the french film Inside.

I'm actually a big fan of the first two SCREAM films as they did a great job of deconstructing the American horror genre as well as scaring the pants off of me.

At 93 minutes, the story doesn't stay longer than warranted, but still, the rest of the film clicks well enough that a bit more fleshing out would have turned a good action flick into a must - see for genre fans and even some non-fans alike.

While English comedies of this sort can go the way of cute and light Feel Good Brit Flick (an often way too saccharine genre), they can also produce generally winning films like «Billy Elliot» and «The Full Monty,» and production company Big Talk have an excellent track record, with «Shaun Of The Dead,» «Attack The Block» and «Sightseers» among their triumphof this sort can go the way of cute and light Feel Good Brit Flick (an often way too saccharine genre), they can also produce generally winning films like «Billy Elliot» and «The Full Monty,» and production company Big Talk have an excellent track record, with «Shaun Of The Dead,» «Attack The Block» and «Sightseers» among their triumphof cute and light Feel Good Brit Flick (an often way too saccharine genre), they can also produce generally winning films like «Billy Elliot» and «The Full Monty,» and production company Big Talk have an excellent track record, with «Shaun Of The Dead,» «Attack The Block» and «Sightseers» among their triumphOf The Dead,» «Attack The Block» and «Sightseers» among their triumphs.