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Welcome to Film Mining 101! This is a site dedicated to film reviews, top tens, rankings and various essays. Film Mining 101 is an independent site. All content is drafted, written, managed and maintained by an academic who besides conducting research on justice health, has a strong passion for stories. This site is a shrine for those who wish to discuss films - all genres and filmmakers are welcome.

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Latest reviews

Film reviews
The Specialist (1994)
The Specialist (1994)

Sluggish 90s actioner

The Rundown (2003)
The Rundown (2003)

Lighthearted action-comedy

Van Helsing (2004)
Van Helsing (2004)

Overblown monster mashup

The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)

The best horror film of all time

Scream (1996)
Scream (1996)

The best horror movie of the 90s

Godzilla Minus One (2023)
Godzilla Minus One (2023)

Pure 80s energy time capsule

The Sadness (2021)
The Sadness (2021)

Misery more like it

Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021)
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021)

The most emotional Kenshin yet

Get Shorty (1995)
Get Shorty (1995)

Witty, sharp and charming 90s comedy

Ballerina (2025)
Ballerina (2025)

Pure 80s energy time capsule

Latest Articles

Articles
60 Years, zero Greeks: The silent erasure of Greek culture on screen
60 Years, zero Greeks: The silent erasure of Greek culture on screen

Greek myths: Everyone’s welcome except Greeks.

The modern girl boss trope: conservative myth or woke ignorance?
The modern girl boss trope: conservative myth or woke ignorance?

Girl boss: myth or reality?

Dissecting Action: The 2010s
Dissecting Action: The 2010s

A plunge into action mediocrity

Ranking the Rurouni Kenshin Films from Worst to Best
Ranking the Rurouni Kenshin Films from Worst to Best

Pick up your Katana and fight!

Top Ten Best Nightclub Action Sequences
Top Ten Best Nightclub Action Sequences

Dance or die!

Which one is better: Batman (1989) Vs Batman Begins (2005)
Which one is better: Batman (1989) Vs Batman Begins (2005)

Pulp, gothic style or shaky cam realism?

When Art Crosses Mediums: Eiko Ishioka’s Game Changing Costumes
When Art Crosses Mediums: Eiko Ishioka’s Game Changing Costumes

Sensational, timeless, hauntingly beautiful

Ranking the Mission Impossible Films from Worst to Best
Ranking the Mission Impossible Films from Worst to Best

Ranking the Mission Impossible films

Career Retrospective: Ranking the Films of Quentin Tarantino
Career Retrospective: Ranking the Films of Quentin Tarantino

The most influential director from the 90s

The Best Sequels of All Time
The Best Sequels of All Time

Which is the best sequel of all time?

Latest Scores

Scores
Van Helsing (2004)
Van Helsing (2004)

Bombastic and excessive

Scream (1996)
Scream (1996)

Intelligent horror score

The Crow (1994)
The Crow (1994)

Gothic supernatural shenanigans never sounded better