Now that the sun has finally set on 2020, the year that wouldn’t end, Taste of Cinema offers up our favorites from the exciting and upsetting year that was. To anyone of the opinion that 2020 was a mediocre year for movies, you just weren’t looking hard enough. But you’d also be forgiven as, owing […]
Month: January 2021
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The 10 Best Werner Herzog Documentaries
All of Werner Herzog’s films a form of documentary. From his commitment to on-location shooting and inclusion of non-professional actors to his interrogation of the human spirit and nature, even his fiction films reveal more truth about this world than many other filmmakers’ non-fiction works. Herzog plunged himself deep into the Andes to film two […]
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The 15 Most Entertaining B Movies of All Time
Typically, being deemed as abrasive and unrefined, b-movies have an interesting place in the world of cinema. Their value may not be as easy to see when comparing them to big blockbusters or award-winning films, but it is present. The worth of b-movies is extremely diverse. They range from brilliant in the manner tropes are […]
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10 Great Recent Thrillers You May Have Missed
Many times, great films fly under the radar for one reason or another. Sometimes this is due to poor marketing, bad press, a crowded market, or a lack of audience interest, and given how rapidly film fans move on to the next big thing, it’s easy for some quality projects to get lost in the […]
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10 Underrated Movies That Are Smarter Than They Seem
It’s not particularly odd for a film to be discarded as shallow and disappointing upon its release only to be lauded and adored years later. Audiences change, and what once was considered trite and strange could be seen in a whole different light by a newer generation. Sometimes it’s a case of a film not […]
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10 Great Horror Comedies You May Have Never Seen
Although they seem to be polar opposites on the surface, horror and comedy are two sides of the same coin. In terms of writing, they both rely on a certain kind of buildup and a certain kind of payoff. Whether it’s comedic or horrifying, that built up tension and payoff often has a similar structure […]