Scifi has always been a vehicle for the exploration of philosophical, abstract problems actualized in imaginative technologies, theoretical futures, and alien worlds. Consider the Matrix films’ staging of problems surrounding artificial intelligence, Platonic/Descartian themes of consciousness and reality, in the digestible form of an action thriller, adapted to a reemerging interest in virtual reality technology […]
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20 Great Films From 2020 You May Have Overlooked
For the most part, Taste of Cinema’s 2020 movie coverage has come to a close but, as with previous years, we fell head over heels for a number of films that seemed to get short shrift on other movie sites or, largely owing to the pandemic, didn’t get the propers that they so richly deserved. […]
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10 Great Recent Crime Movies You’ve Probably Never Seen
As it is common practice when every decade comes to an end, in the final months and weeks of 2019, film sites across the internet started to multiply with more and more lists recapping and assessing the best of cinema of the previous 10 years. The problem with these kinds of lists is that they […]
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10 Movies You Should Not Watch While Eating Food
Food is one of the most versatile things on the planet. It’s one of the rare examples of something that people literally need to consume in order to continue living, but whose opinions and feelings towards can vary wildly. Depending on who you are asking, food can be a treat or reward. A chore or […]
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The 10 Most Influential American Movies of The 1980s
Though the 1970s are often heralded as the greatest decade in American film history, the 1980s established a more longstanding influence on the actual future of film. The ‘80s film landscape continued the trend of blockbusters introduced in the late ‘70s while setting up the breakthrough of independent film in the ‘90s. It also brought […]
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The 10 Best Films From Cine Quinqui of Spain
Quinqui, pronounced “kinky,” coming from the word “delinquent,” is a Spanish film genre that explores working class life during the Transition period. For those who may not know, the Transition is from 1975, the fall of the fascist dictatorship to democracy in the late 1980’s. While politicians grappled for a dignified, moderate identity in the […]