Agatha Christie is the best-selling fiction author of all time, and anyone who has spent a few hours behind the pages of one of her books understands why: her capacity for surprising the reader, for turning narrative expectation on its head, is nearly unsurpassed. As her biographer Laura Thompson put it, Christie is “a monolith, […]
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10 Underrated American Movie Masterpieces of The 1980s
At Taste of Cinema we’ll be the first to admit that the term “masterpiece” gets tossed around more than a frisbee at the beach in July, often designated to films that are very of-the-moment but lack any kind of longevity or lasting resonance (this explains how high-profile Oscar winners like Forrest Gump, Crash and Green […]
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10 Late-Career Movie Masterpieces By Legendary Directors
It’s common wisdom that a director’s best work happens midway through their career, when they’ve left behind youthful insecurities and mistakes, honed in their craft, and matured their style. It’s such a widespread belief that Quentin Tarantino claims his reason for retiring after just one more movie is precisely because he thinks late work, even […]
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The 10 Best 2019 Movies Available On Netflix
Netflix’s selection of 2019 movies isn’t too impressive, but among many rather skippable films, there are a few ones that really deserve a watch. While this list includes a couple of the more popular films from last year, we also tried to include some overlooked gems, so make sure you haven’t missed them. As always, […]
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10 Great Thriller Movies Recommended By Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino is one of the most recognizable names out there, not only thanks to his acclaimed films, but also because of his eccentric personality and his incredible film knowledge. It’s well known that he loves to pay homage to obscure films he watched as a child or during his times working at Video Archives. […]
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10 Great Bizarre 1980s Movies You’ve Probably Never Seen
When it comes to 1980s cinema, it wasn’t a period that lacked in motion pictures. Though it certainly is not up to par with the bustling 1960s or the groundbreaking 1990s, there were a number of fine pictures made in the period, encompassing almost all genres. The bizarre works were never quite the cup of […]