Author: Danny Bowes
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7 Essential Films to Watch in Noirvember
A film noir primer.
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Why So Few Horror Movies Have Good Endings
Proof that sticking the landing is harder than it looks. Elmore Leonard’s 1990 novel Get Shorty is one of the best books about the movies, not…
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5 Movies and Shows That Are Most Overused In Hatebait Articles
It’s time to stop using angry words about these properties just to get some clicks. As I mentioned in the first column in this ongoing series,…
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Creative Differences: What Are They?
Are They Bigger Than A Breadbox? Proving permanently that life comes at you fast and that its twists and turns are truly stranger than fiction,…
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The 8 Worst Movie Presidents
If you think Donald Trump would be bad, remember these fictional presidents… Things are a bit tense in the old US of A these days,…
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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back To The Source Material
At this point, it’s a tale of two Jack Reachers. When Jack Reacher was released in late 2012, I found myself abnormally stressed out given…
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The 5 Greatest One Man Movies Ever
The may be outnumbered, but they are never outgunned. With the utterly fabulous prospect of The Accountant on the horizon, and its irresistible premise that…
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Why It’s Impossible To Make a Good Movie About Christopher Columbus
It’s hardly new to note that Christopher Columbus is an exceedingly odd figure to celebrate. Neither the first European to reach North America ‐ lagging…
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9 Things You Can Do To Make a Movie Listicle Not Suck
An opening salvo in a new weekly list column. For the first of what will hopefully be a long and fruitful series of high-traffic movie listicles,…
