The 1980s were an astounding and simply stunning time for cinema. There seems to have been no end to the awe-inspiring visuals that light up living rooms, bijous, drive-ins, and multiplexes the world over during that wonderful decade. Taste of Cinema’s tireless and exciting search for the most visually exquisite films of 1980s has been […]
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10 Great Movies With The Most Complex Storytelling
In a book that I refer to as the Bible of cinema, “Sculpting in Time,” Andrei Tarkovsky states that contemporary film should separate itself (as much as possible) from literature. If it doesn’t, then its future as an art form may be in danger due to the difficulties that arise if one tries to define […]
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The 25 Best Movie Performances of All Time
Introductory Note: This list/article is the second in a series attempting to argue that for cinema to be and to be taken seriously as an art form, it must forgo and move beyond Hollywood-like visual-based ways of meaning-formation, understanding, etc. into actor-, face-, dialogue-, voice-, emotion-, body-, character-, feeling,-, psychology-, and tone-based ones. Readers are […]
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The 10 Best Lesbian Movies of All Time
When thinking of a ‘best’ list of LGBT related films, the criteria is so varied that it’s very hard to pick just a small amount. Are we comparing them in terms of narrative? Or is it strong and unique characters? Is it in terms of innovation of the genre, and can we even call lesbian […]
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The 10 Darkest Movies of The 21st Century
As times change and society strives to become more politically correct, what does that mean for film? As this list will illustrate: there is still a place in cinema for daring work. The following movies were all released in the 21st century, which is even more commendable when we consider how difficult it can be […]
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10 Great Movies That Show Us Plot Isn’t Everything
When the plot of a movie is simple, it does not mean the movie cannot be complex. With this thought in mind, here is a selection of movies that show how plot isn’t everything when we’re talking about cinema (even though some films on this list may not have a plot that is very simple). […]