Luc Haasbroek

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Writer at Collider

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'South Park's 30 Most Controversial Episodes of All Time, Ranked

4 days ago | collider.com | Ryan Heffernan |Luc Haasbroek

It's in South Park's DNA to be controversial. That's part of its genius. The most offensive South Park episodes fire shots at everyone: celebrities, politicians, religious figures, and every demographic present in modern society. No one is safe. Show-runners Trey Parker and Matt Stone take a sort of impish delight in ruffling feathers and smashing taboos.
The 10 Best Gus Van Sant Movies, Ranked

2 weeks ago | collider.com | Luc Haasbroek

Director Gus Van Sant is the brains behind gems like Drugstore Cowboy, Good Will Hunting, and Milk. Since his debut in the late 1980s, he has always walked the line between the mainstream and the avant-garde. Van Sant is a filmmaker equally comfortable with unstructured character studies and award-season prestige. His best work captures a sort of haunted beauty—a quiet fascination with lost souls, wanderers, and misfits.
10 Extremely Long Movies You Must Watch at Least Once

2 weeks ago | collider.com | Luc Haasbroek

Some films demand more from their audience — not just attention but time. In an era of social media, TikTok videos, and ever-diminishing attention spans, it can be hard to focus on a movie for two, three, or even four hours. Still, some films are great enough to justify their extended runtimes, leaving a much bigger impact than they would in any other form. With this in mind, this list looks at some of the must-watch movies that clock in at three hours or more.
10 Brutal Horror Movies You Must Watch at Least Once

2 weeks ago | collider.com | Gabriel Byrne |Luc Haasbroek

Horror movies can be brutal in different ways. There's the politically charged sadism of Salò, the psychological devastation of Hereditary, the boundary-pushing violence of the New French Extremity, or the unrestrained yet darkly funny gore of Dead Alive. These movies vary wildly in tone but are united by their sensibility: they all hold nothing back.
10 Essential James Caan Movies, Ranked

2 weeks ago | collider.com | Luc Haasbroek

Actor James Caan rose to prominence with his role as Sonny Corleone in The Godfather, before appearing in several classics and under-the-radar gems in the 1970s. He brought a kind of electric volatility to the screen that few actors could match, capable of bouncing between charm and menace, tenderness and rage. Whether he was smashing a camera with a baseball bat, breaking down emotionally in a hospital corridor, or gently tossing snowballs in Central Park, Caan radiated presence.
10 French Movies You Must Watch at Least Once

2 weeks ago | collider.com | Luc Haasbroek

Cinema got its start in France back in 1895, and ever since, the country has punched above its weight in terms of quality filmmaking. Indeed, the country that birthed the Lumière brothers has never stopped innovating. From poetic realism to New Wave reinvention, from aching romance to existential dread, France’s contribution to global film culture is both foundational and ever-evolving.
All 9 Tom Cruise Movies of the '90s, Ranked

2 weeks ago | collider.com | Luc Haasbroek

Tom Cruise is one of the last real movie stars. At a time when audiences are fragmenting into smaller and smaller niches and watching more films at home, Cruise is one of the few big names that is still able to draw massive audiences to theaters. Since his start in the early 1980s, the actor has appeared in some of the biggest blockbusters ever while also proving that he can handle more than just action star roles.
All 8 Steven Spielberg Movies of the '80s, Ranked

2 weeks ago | collider.com | Luc Haasbroek

It's kind of ridiculous how long Steven Spielberg has been churning out classics. The director has dropped bangers in each of the last five decades, with another untitled sci-fi movie currently in development. Over this time, he reshaped blockbuster filmmaking and left a massive imprint on Hollywood. After blasting on the scene in the 1970s, the '80s saw the filmmaker honing his skills and pushing himself outside his comfort zone.
10 Novels To Read if You Love 'No Country for Old Men'

3 weeks ago | collider.com | Luc Haasbroek

Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men is a stark, unflinching tale of violence, fate, and the slow unraveling of morality in a changing world. Both the book and movie versions are killer; the former is animated by sparse and striking prose, and the latter boasts stellar performances across the board. Fans of this grim masterpiece are in luck, as plenty of novels out there explore American noir with a similarly fatalistic tone.
10 Novels To Read if You Love ‘The Shawshank Redemption’

3 weeks ago | collider.com | Luc Haasbroek

The Shawshank Redemption is one of the very best movies of the 1990s. Although initially not a box office success, it's since won over countless viewers with its fantastic acting and stirring depiction of perseverance and hope in the face of all odds. Readers looking for similar stories are in luck, as literature is full of similarly dramatic tales of resilience and redemption. This list looks at some of the very best novels that explore similar ideas to The Shawshank Redemption.