During the 90s, with the massification of the so-called post-modern cinema, filmmakers made constant references to their cinematic idols in their own films; suddenly you could see everything from simple homages to blatant copies of style and scene in almost all of the films created by certain directors. Some of these modern day directors went […]
Even in this modern world of Amazon, Netflix, Redbox, I-tunes and various forms of distribution, some great films still remain hard to find and in relative obscurity. Some films need that extra push in order to get a proper release, be it fan petitions, letters to producers and distributors by fans, and all other variety […]
Netflix offers exactly 700 horror movies for instant streaming, including some of both the best and worst examples of the genre. We pored through creature features, slashers, and tales of zombies, vampires and werewolves to find 20 films that are scary-good. These are frightening films for sure, but most will give you something more than […]
Things are getting tough today, I have to choose 10 from the 70 plus European films I’ve seen this year. Ask me tomorrow, it would be a different list. 10. Naked dir. Mike Leigh A one-word title will suffice to describe this bleak and brutal London underbelly tale. I instantly fell in love with the David […]
Recently I have seen too many cult and gangster films(mainly Johnnie To’s),some arthouse gems are needed to pull me back to the “normal track”.Here is a complete list of my dvd collection of Criterion Collection and Master of Cinema Series which I haven’t seen yet. As you can see,I already highlighted some “essential […]
Yes, we love lists a lot. Before you read the review of a film or a director or a actor/actress, you have to know it/him/her first, right? Unlike lists you see on some other sites, lists on Taste of Cinema are often carefully and professionally crafted. You will see the quality once you read one […]