Essential movies

Halloween is a controversial date in Brazil, but it is celebrated by some people. The climate of terror mingles with the innocence of the children who demand sweets - through threats of vandalism, of course - and creates a unique…

The 21st most populous city in the United States, Boston has had an outsized influence on the country's history. From being a key location in the fight against the British, to an industrial powerhouse, to the home of John F. Kennedy, The…

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Three years ago, cinephile Adam Davie started building a Letterboxd recommendation list of films focused on Black lives. His hobby became a massive undertaking: His list now includes more than 1,700 movies, largely with consensus ratings…

Welcome to our updated guide to the 300 Essential Movies To Watch Now, which features incredible must-watch movies from the 1920s to today! In our annual refresh, we’re sticking with the…

Dario Argento didn’t create the giallo subgenre, but his macabre style made it famous. Synapse Films…

The modern feminist movement isn’t an ambiguous, shapeless mist that has acted of its own volition over decades. It’s made up of people. Women and their allies, whose courage, determination, and will to resist, organise, research,…

If you're a budding cinephile, it can be difficult to know where to start or even to find a baseline. Cinema becomes more daunting every year as new films are released and old films are reappraised. With this in mind, the staff…

French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo in 'Ace of Aces' (1982). (Photo credit: Mondadori via Getty Images) Mondadori via Getty Images French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo has died today at the age of 88. An icon,…

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg began to describe the story of "Superbad" when they were themselves in high school, and when the film finally screened, its crazy drifts shocked audiences. “Superbad” captures the 21st century high school…

Tom Jolliffe goes back 10 years in 2011, offering up to ten must-see films of the year ... I am almost stunned that we are now 10 years from 2011. For me 2011 is the future. I'm still stuck somewhere in 2004. How on earth are 21 year…

There is the smile, which always seems to announce that an entire alley of cats has just lapped the cream of a dairy. There are the eyebrows, able to wiggle and arch towards the sky in one leap. There are the sunglasses - the better to…

Tom Jolliffe ventures back 30 years to watch 10 essential films from 1991… If it was depressing enough to realize that 2001 was 20 years ago, how about thinking a bit about the fact that 1991 is now 30 years ago. It's terrifying how…

Disney has had its Mickey Mouse gloved mittens on the public since 1928, and to say the studio is a household name would be…

The Battle of Iwo Jima gave us the most iconic image of WWII and represents the moment when Allied victory over Japan became inevitable. The invasion of February 1945 was brutal and relentless, but…

As we squat at home, it's the movies that keep us spirited up, perhaps remind us of happier Christmases past, and assure us that things might just turn out right. Indeed, there could be joy again in the world. All are available…

He would always be known as Bond - James Bond - and it's almost impossible not to say those words without emulating Sean Connery's deep Scottish baritone. But while the former rescuer, bodybuilder and Mr. Universe competitor turned…

The Academy has revealed a list of eight essential Chadwick Boseman films to appreciate the late actor's talent and versatility. Boseman died at the age of 43 after a four-year long battle with colon cancer. Apparently he suffered from…

As protesters across the United States and Canada took to the streets to demand an end to police brutality and anti-black racism, there has been a resurgence of interest in the books and films of black authors and artists, as well as…

We all seek to be allies of the black community as it fights for racial equality and opposes police brutality. This is harder said than done because privilege does not allow many of us to fundamentally understand the…

“I will never be a Laurence Olivier,” said Clint Eastwood in 1971. “With my physical type and my legato personality, I will never play certain roles. But I can still do things that have a certain quality. That he could. There have been…

Legendary comedian and actor Jerry Stiller has passed away at the age of 92.The star's son, Ben Stiller, confirmed the news on Twitter, letting the world know his father had died of "natural causes."“He was a greatfather and a grandfather,…

What do you call a list of 50 essential movies set in Michigan?A good start.Last month's roundup of notable Free Press movies set somewhere in our Fair State (ranging from "8 Mile" to "American Pie" to "Somewhere in Time" and beyond)…

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be out of date. Please look at the history's timestamp to see when it was last updated. Ten years ago, moviegoers did not yet know Jennifer Lawrence,…

CNN - Ten years ago, moviegoers did not yet know Jennifer Lawrence, Constance Wu or Chadwick Boseman as true box office stars.…

Disney + has released a list of over 600 launch movies and TV shows available since the streaming service launched in the US on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. This impressive collection of Disney + Movies and TV Shows includes projects from…

To be as accomplished and prolific a filmmaker as Martin Scorsese, you have to be as accomplished and prolific a viewer as Martin Scorsese. The Oscar-winning director would be the first to tell you that…

CNN - The year 1939 alone - considered perhaps the best in the history of cinema - provides an exhaustive list of “essential” films, although…

August 15, 2019 11:45 A.M. BRIAN LOWRY, CNN Posted: August 15, 2019 11:45 A.M. Update: May 11, 2021 5:10 PM through…

As summer draws to a close and we begin to sort of, but not really, drift away from the Disney-dominated blockbusters that have sprung up over the past few months, it's time to look ahead. 2019 has had some great movies so far, from!-->…

CNN - In terms of the connection between the film industry's past and the present, perhaps no decade embodies the dividing line better than…

CNN - After tackling the essential films of the 1980s - and defining the criteria for those selections - the pivot to the 1990s seemed like a…

CNN - Turner Classic Movies has a regular franchise called "The Essentials," which is as good an organizing principle as any in the daunting…

We all love Keanu Reeves right now, and he's made a ton of great movies. These are the nine essential Keanu movies you should have seen.There is no doubt that the world lives a lot like Keanu Reeves. And by thing, we mean a full-fledged…

July 4 marks the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and therefore the birth of America. It initially meant freedom from tyranny and the ability to rule us, but it also meant…

"Catchy and positive" is how Robert Redford described his next and final film, "The Old Man & the Gun". It features Redford as Forest Tucker, a real career criminal who continued to rob banks even until his late 70s. Redford, who…

"Catchy and positive" is how Robert Redford described his next and final film, "The Old Man and the Gun". It features Redford as Forest Tucker, a real career criminal who continued to rob banks even until his…

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Have you ever had one of those nights when you decide to watch a movie, only to spend so much time trying to pick a movie that by the time you pick one, you don't have time to watch a movie? ?Of course you have - we've all been there. But…

Apple's iTunes features dozens of movies from the past five decades, including “Dr. Strangelove,” “Shakespeare in Love,” Taxi Driver, ”“ Home Alone ”and“ Pulp Fiction ”- for one special, limited-time sale price $ 4.99 each, which in…

Dozens of films have been screened throughout the 21 years of the HP Lovecraft Film Festival and CthulhuCon. Here are 10 remarkable selections, portals, if you will, into the cinematic universe inspired by the works of the event's…

Summer in New York is sitting on a front porch somewhere while your neighbors open a fire hydrant. It's hard to imagine the city coming back to life after suffering a polar vortex more than once this…