Bespectacled film characters have long been presented with a number of damaging traits, the least of which is “being a nerd”. Ciaran Duncan explores this problematic representation in this feature essay.
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They did it. We had one. A good shark movie. So why has it been so difficult for anyone else to come close to matching ‘Jaws’ in the 45 years since its release? Martha Lane breaks it down.
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“music was the hot new thing in town and no other genre would benefit more than Hollywood’s angsty teenage brother, the horror film.” Craig Sheldon’s exploration of music in horror films, here.
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As more blood clouds the water, Brody must keep a clear head while keeping Quint and Hooper from bashing each other’s in, and avoid the rows of razor sharp teeth waiting for him under the waves.
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During the month of September we counted down the 30 Greatest Universal Studios films. Here is the final list.
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Daria Stan has compiled a watch-list of notable New Hollywood Movies, from ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ (1967) to ‘Jaws’ (1975), here.
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Jack Gooding has revisited Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster hit ‘Jaws’, 40 years after its initial release, in an aim to discover whether the film still holds up. See where he ranked it on our 24 point scale, here.
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After seeing Jurassic World this week and being reminded of just how good the music is, Becca Seghini counts down 10 of the best John Williams film scores.
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Joseph Wade asks how we are to define a “great film” in the modern era, and takes a look back at classic ways to define the “best of all time”. Read his piece, here.
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