The term “overrated” is tough for writers because it’s hard to define what makes a movie overrated. If a movie is critically acclaimed but commercially under-the-radar, can it be considered overrated? Similarly, if a movie is a smash hit with everyone besides critics, can we define it as overrated? Because of this loose definition, the […]
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The 10 Most Surprisingly Good Movies of 2018 (So Far)
Whew, now that the disappointing movies are out of the way it’s time to talk about the opposite of disappointing movies. Sometimes movies look really really bad and turn out to be really really good. Sometimes movies like kinda-sorta bad and turn out to be kinda-sorta good. Not everyone is an expert at predicting the […]
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The 10 Most Disappointing Movies of 2018 So Far
Since this has become somewhat customary, it appears that now is the time for another mid-year list of big disappointments. As much as Taste of Cinema readers love reading lists about recommendations, it’s worth exploring movies that may be better left avoided. It’s particularly important to talk about these movies because, in theory, they seemed […]
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The 10 Biggest Failed Oscar Bait Movies
Contrary to popular belief, Oscar bait is a pretty new phenomenon. Back in the day, studios had vague ideas about what voters were looking for, but the 2000’s were really when everyone started to specifically target awards season voters. They noticed patterns pertaining to the preferred genre, release date, and cast members. This allowed them […]
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10 Movies That Are Underrated Because They Are Too Complex
Let’s get one thing out of the way: this particular list isn’t meant to be pompous. Just because somebody doesn’t like a movie doesn’t mean they don’t understand it. That being said, there are some movies that fail to gain recognition because they’re too complicated. This doesn’t mean that people exclusively hate The Fountain because […]
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The 10 Biggest Box Office Bombs from Acclaimed Directors
Even the best directors make mistakes. It’s not like Ridley Scott expected Alien: Covenant to gross a lousy $74 million domestically. Sometimes the most successful directors fail to drawn in a crowd. Whether that’s because of poor reviews, bad marketing, lack of interest, or some combination of the three, it’s hard for any director to […]