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For decades cinema has been fascinated with money: the climb toward it, the luxurious lifestyles it enables, and the pitfalls it brings. Films about millionaires or ultra-wealthy characters let us peer into worlds of opulence, drive and often moral […]

A good twist feels sudden in the moment, then obvious once you think back. Make it too clear and the tension dies early, make it random and people stop trusting the story. In the end the writer is staking […]

There’s a special magic that comes with sitting in a darkened theatre, the lights dimming, and the opening credits beginning. It’s an experience that a home screen, no matter how large, can’t quite replicate. And in communities nestled amongst […]

No​‍​‌‍​‍‌ other strand of crime drama delves as deeply into and understands human ambition, risk, and psychology as these particular movies. And in fact, the most interesting transition isn’t the topic, but rather the work. Films of the past […]