Tag: PROVOCATIVE FILMS

TAG: PROVOCATIVE FILMS
Is there a more versatile actor than Natalie Portman? We’re trying to think of one, but we haven’t come up with anything. From Star Wars and Thor to Black Swan and the criminally underappreciated Jane Got a Gun, she’s just … Continued
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Traditionally, men don’t express their feelings; instead of crying and sharing tender moments with people we love, we tend to grind our teeth, develop ulcers, pick fights with strangers, and get kicked out of bars at noon. We can be … Continued
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Nazis are the ultimate villains, both in real life and on the screen. They renounce their humanity in service of hatred. They murdered untold millions of innocent people, and would have taken over the world if the Allied forces hadn’t … Continued
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Comparisons are impossible to avoid, so let’s just get it out of the way. Love, Simon is one of the most charming movies of 2018, a sweet, adorable, well-natured romantic comedy about a teenage boy discovering his homosexuality. Alex Strangelove … Continued
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These days, any conversation about Gone with the Wind inevitably devolves into a debate as to whether the film is racist, or if it glamorizes the horrors of slavery by portraying the white lead characters as glamorous, noble, and even … Continued
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Andy Warhol was never what one would consider a “mainstream artist,” though he is easily one of the most popular avant-garde creators of his era, and, indeed, of all time. Warhol was a cultural icon, and the personification of New … Continued
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Argentinian-born, France-based director and provocateur Gaspar Noé has been pushing sexual boundaries on film since the 1980s. He has become known for a style called cinéma du corps, or cinema of the body. He often explores sex and sexuality in … Continued