List: HIDDEN GEMS & UNDERRATED MOVIES | Curated by Akos Peterbencze

Aug 11, 2021
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HIDDEN GEMS & UNDERRATED MOVIES
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‘The Village’ — Shyamalan’s Beautiful, Misunderstood, and Underrated Period Piece Just Turned 17A love story about loss and trauma wrapped in pseudo-horror.
Jul 27, 2021
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Jul 27, 2021
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‘Cop Land’ — The Common Hero Sylvester Stallone Never Wanted to BeHow the powerhouse urban western put Sly back in the game.
Feb 11, 2021
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Feb 11, 2021
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Hanging Out with Man-Child Drug Dealers Will Teach You How Not to Become One‘Big Time Adolescence’ is a cautionary tale about boys and men.
Aug 20, 2020
Aug 20, 2020
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‘Our Friend’ — The Truth About Real Dying is Ugly and RepulsiveDepicting the ugliness of death and the beauty of friendship.
Jan 23, 2021
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Jan 23, 2021
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‘Malcolm and Marie’ Calls Out On Toxic Relationships That We Refuse to EndUnconditional love is the magic dust of hypocrites
Feb 7, 2021
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Feb 7, 2021
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‘The Bouncer’ — Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Restrained Yet Powerful Performance Deserves More PraiseHe’s a solid actor when he wants to be.
Aug 5, 2021
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Aug 5, 2021
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The Core of Grief is LoveMourning is to love someone eternally.
Sep 1, 2020
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Sep 1, 2020
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‘Jungleland’ Shows That Loyalty Comes From LoveCharlie Hunnam and Jack O’Connell fill Max Winkler’s latest film with heart.
Nov 14, 2020
Nov 14, 2020
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‘Thir13en Ghosts’ is Childhood to MeReminiscing with a tremendously failed horror is fun sometimes.
Jul 13, 2020
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Jul 13, 2020
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‘On the Rocks’ is a Delightful New York-ComedySofia Coppola goes easy on the brain — luckily.
Nov 3, 2020
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Nov 3, 2020
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‘Let Him Go’ Portrays Forceful Women in a World Ruled by MenThomas Bezucha’s neo-western revises conventional roles.
Dec 1, 2020
Dec 1, 2020
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Dementia Is a Horror that Consumes UsThe movie ‘Relic’ explores the darkness of a cruel mental illness.
Aug 7, 2020
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Aug 7, 2020
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‘Backdraft’ is Old-Fashioned MasculinityRon Howard’s 1991 action drama about firefighters still appeals to men.
Mar 6, 2021
Mar 6, 2021
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2 Minute Filmstalgia: Kiss of the Dragon (2001)Jet Li used to be my number two Jackie Chan.
Mar 7, 2021
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Mar 7, 2021
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8 Movies From 2020 That Didn’t Get The Attention They DeserveThe underrated hidden gems of the year
Sep 14, 2020
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Sep 14, 2020
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