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Forty All-Time Greatest Cult Classic Films
Photo Credit (Pixabay) As a movie buff, you probably have your favorite “cult classic.” A “cult film” can be defined in several ways, but generally speaking, it’s a film that has a devoted fanbase or cult following. The films in this list span the years 1942–2018, but the phrase “cult film” was first used in…
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2015’s Most Underappreciated Movies
Photo creadit (Freepik) Our pick of the finest movies of the year was just released, and it includes everything from Oscar-winning Room to unorthodox indies like Tangerine. However, the narrative of any particular year in cinema transcends the films that practically everyone can agree upon. Sometimes the things we remember the most that help define…
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Films That Are Worth Watching Even Though They Didn’t Receive Much Attention
Photo Credit (Gettyimages) There have been many great films released in 2016, but some could have gone unnoticed. There have been some huge box office successes, no doubt, but what about the lesser-known movies that received less attention? Our editors provided some excellent recommendations when we asked them which movies they thought were underappreciated this…
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The Top 15 Underappreciated Films of 2017
Photo Credit (Freepik) Around the world, 2017 was a very challenging year in many respects. The sense of approaching doom and the unwavering gloom and division of our times were more real than ever, and avoiding despair was a never-ending battle. Therefore, we are grateful to the gods of film for this year’s outstanding films.…
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2017’s Top Underappreciated Films
Photo Credit (Gettyimages) 2017 has been an absolutely amazing year for films, from big tentpoles that went above and beyond like Wonder Woman to unexpected studio risks like Get Out to the low-budget independent masterpiece that is The Florida Project. From every angle, cinematic art seems excitingly alive. It has occasionally been difficult to keep…
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The Top 2018 Films You Most Likely Didn’t See
Photo Credit (Freepik) Eighth Grade Even if the majority of us like to keep our middle school memories and thoughts hidden away in our shabby Lisa Frank diaries, nothing will bring that time period back into our consciousness quite like Bo Burnham’s directorial debut for eighth grade. After all, that might not be such a…
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2019’S TOP MOST UNDERRATED MOVIES
Photo Credit (Gettyimages) What else is there to say about the movie that won Best Animated Feature at the Golden Globes? Whether it earned the prize or not, Laika’s most recent animated production is a delightful journey through some of the most ambitious stop-motion scenes ever shown, complete with endearing characters and some nice chuckles.…
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2023’s Top 10 Most Underappreciated Movies
Photo Credit (Pixeles) Saint Omer, the first narrative film by French documentarian Alice Diop, is set during a trial where a French-Senegalese immigrant mother is charged with intentionally drowning her kid. It is not so much underappreciated as it is understood. The movie, which was inspired by Diop’s personal experience of witnessing Fabienne Kabou’s trial…
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The top films of 2021 that you missed
Photo Credit (Pixabay) Despite wearing a toughguy leather jacket and smoking cigarettes, Makwa (Phoenix Wilson) has the soft, doughy features of a preteen kid. He is an emotionally inarticulate knot of coiled wrath who has alternately been abused and neglected by his father. Cruelty is an acquired trait. Indigenous American writer-director Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr.’s…
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2021’s Top 10 Most Underappreciated Films
Photo Credit (Freepik) Welcome back to The Friendly Film Fan, everyone! It’s true that movies are frequently overlooked. The films themselves frequently fall short of what the real best-of-the-year rankings deem deserving of inclusion, or the promotion for the picture is insufficient to pique viewers’ attention. However, occasionally a movie gets a good score and…
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