With the announcement that production has begun on Pedro Almodóvar’s first foray into English filmmaking, fans and moviegoers are waiting excitedly to see how the director, whose films have helped define Spain’s international image, will express himself in another language. With language comes a mass of cultural context, which can sometimes seem impenetrable to outsiders. […]
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10 Great 2020 Movies You May Have Missed
Earlier this summer, Taste of Cinema released a list of 2020 movies that the average reader may have missed. Given the decline of theatrical releases, this kind of list seemed like a necessity. Passionate film-lovers couldn’t just give up their hobby because the world was crumbling. On the contrary, the rise of social distancing meant […]
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10 Great Movies With Morally Ambiguous Protagonists
Morally ambiguous protagonists have been a staple in stories and films. It is easy to see why: it’s interesting to follow a person whose morals differ from the norm. Cinema, as an art-form well-suited for putting the viewer in a whole different world, has thus used protagonists with rather interesting morals with great success across […]
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10 Great Yakuza Movies You’ve Probably Never Seen
In Japan the term Yakuza is used to describe the members of organized crime syndicates, as well as the syndicates themselves. Formally they’re known as bōryokudan, meaning violent groups. They are the equivalent to the English term mafia. The origin of the Yakuza is uncertain, possibly dating back to gangs of rōnin turned bandits, or […]
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The 10 Most Beautiful Soviet Movies
Clearly there’s something special about Soviet cinema. At times, the Soviet Union found itself without a rival in its output, producing subversive and avant-garde fare that surpassed that of countries well-known for their quality filmmaking, including the U.S., France, and Japan. And, of course, the wide range of Soviet movies contains many different forms of […]
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10 Great Genre Movies Made By Auteur Directors
Many cinephiles most enjoy the work of auteur filmmakers, whose films are highly creative and uncompromised from their unique visions and perspectives. Mainly codified during the early years of the French New Wave, auteur filmmaking really has existed throughout the history of cinema across the globe. Some of the greatest genre films have been directed […]