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SEVEN SAMURAI: The Original Guide to Cinematic Storytelling
Ahead of an imminent raid from vicious bandits, a small village of farmers in 16th Century Japan look to recruit …
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN: A Mother’s Conditional Love
Some of the most prominent imagery that is intrinsic to the film is the prominence of red, bleeding across the …
12 ANGRY MEN: The Power of Talking
This is a masterclass in what disciplined and minimal storytelling can achieve.
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI: The Magic of a Knockout Script
A highly emotional human drama which contains some incredible characterization, dialogue and zinging one-liners which bounce off the page and …
YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE: Visceral, Violent and Very Good
Lynne Ramsay paints a hideously beautiful landscape for Joe to live in. He twists between the safety of his home …
