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William Smith

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Contributor Since October, 2024
Expertise
Science Fiction, Action, 2001: A Space Odyssey
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About William Smith

William likes watching movies and writing about those movies. Anything else is minutae.

Favorite Media

Five Easy Pieces
Unforgiven
Caddyshack
Knives Out
The Thing
RoboCop
Uncut Gems
Mad Max: Fury Road
Predator

Latest

Keanu Reeves looks worried as Sandra Bullock drives a large bus in Speed.
The 8 Most Exciting Action Movies in Film History
Action

Get ready for rush hour.

John Cusack in Being John Malkovich
The 10 Greatest American Movie Screenplays of All Time, Ranked
Movie

These screenplays amount to more than a hill of beans.

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Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara as Carol and Therese in Carol sit on the living room floor in Carol.
Only 10 Movies From the 2010s Will Stand the Test of Time as Masterpieces
Movie

Only time will tell...

Bob Hoskins in The Long Good Friday
10 Gangster Movies That Are Perfect From the First Scene to the Last
The Long Good Friday

Perfect how?

Kirk Douglas looking intently in Spartacus
Every Stanley Kubrick Movie of the '60s, Ranked
Stanley Kubrick

Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Movie.

A U.S. Marshall and his partner arrive to investigate a remote asylum for the criminally insane.
The 10 Greatest Detective Movies of the 21st Century, Ranked
Movie

"It's a strange case from the start. A case with a hole in the center. A doughnut."

The-Sixth-Sense-Bruce-Willis-and-Haley-Joel-Osment
The 10 Best Supernatural Thrillers in Film History
The Sixth Sense

Thrills and chills.

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Lynn Bracken (Kim Basinger) in L.A. Confidential (1997)
The 10 Greatest Neo-Noirs of the '90s, Ranked
Movie

"Everything is suspect. Everyone is for sale. And nothing is what it seems."

Dennis Hopper and Kyle MacLachlan in 'Blue Velvet' (1986)
The 10 Most Suspenseful Mystery Movies of All Time, Ranked
Mystery

Where nail-biting meets mind-bending.

Odysseus and his crew in 'The Odyssey'
The 10 Most Ambitious Fantasy Movies of the Last 25 Years, Ranked
Fantasy

Making fantasy a reality takes a lot of ambition.

A black girl in 13th looking at something or someone off-camera.
The 10 Greatest American Movies of the Last 15 Years, Ranked
13th

Made in the USA.

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The Terminator with a gun in Terminator 2: Judgment Day
The 10 Best Sci-Fi Action Movies in Film History
Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Action that is scientifically awesome.

2
An alien being made of rocks with five limbs and an elongated core against a green background
The 10 Most Beloved Sci-Fi Movies of the 21st Century
Science Fiction

Rocky like movies.

Billy Bob Thornton looking at Bill Paxton in A Simple Plan
10 Forgotten Thrillers That Are Perfect To Watch in 2026
Thriller

Don't sleep on 'Sleeping Dogs.'

Pam Grier as Jackie Brown walking with a determined attitude in Jackie Brown
Pam Grier’s Cinematic Legacy Is Iron-Clad Thanks to These 3 Classic Movies
Movie

"She's the Godmother of them all."

Joe Taslim and Iko Uwais look at each other as they stand bloodied after a brawl in The Night Comes for Us.
The 10 Most Intense Movies of the 21st Century, Ranked
The Night Comes for Us

Fasten your metaphorical seatbelts.

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Ryan O'Neal inside a car in The Driver
10 Action Thrillers That Are Perfect From the First Scene to the Last
Action

"The action is the juice."

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A crop for one of the posters of The Odyssey (2026)
The 10 Greatest Fantasy Epic Movies of the Last 25 Years, Ranked
Fantasy

Sing to me, Muse, of the movies of epic and fantasy.

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Holland March hugging a vinyl CD while a cigarrette hangs from his lips in The Nice Guys
10 Mystery Movies That Are Perfect From the First Scene to the Last
Mystery

"You don't want the truth. You make up your own truth."

Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn in black dresses, looking serious in Death Becomes Her
10 Movie Masterpieces That Were Ahead of Their Time
Death Becomes Her

I suggest you let these movies marinate.

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