To the serious cineaste there’s something much more satisfying about quirky, cult oddities that were always intended for niche markets with very little chance of ever attaining mass appeal. The arthouse film, often the product of auteur filmmakers or non-traditional genre directors looking for more cerebral experiences and often transgressive tales deemed too avant-garde or […]
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The 10 Best Folk Horror Movies of All Time
For longtime genre fans there’s nothing terribly new about the folk horror subgenre. With recent popular slowburn gems like Robert Eggers’ The Witch (2016) and Ari Aster’s Midsommar (2019) generating new interest in these films, terrifying freakouts based on folktales and capitalizing on religious horror that includes archaic early Christianity, unsettling pagan traditions, antiquated rituals, […]
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The 10 Most Rewatchable Movies of 2019 (So Far)
There are certain films that audiences find themselves returning to time and time again. Whether that is because they are enjoyable and entertaining, visually stunning or just simply to get their heads around the narrative up’s and down’s – many films will be ones that audiences want to revisit. 2019 so far has been a […]
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10 Great Horror Movies You Don’t Know Exist
Ever since film was invented, the entertainment industry has thrived. When it comes to movies, there are more than a few that get overlooked and are underrated simply based on a few factors, and there are others that don’t even get released outside of their own country. But even the hard-to-find ones are out there. […]
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10 Great Movie Classics You’ve Probably Never Seen
A list like this will always attract two groups of people: one group looking to count the movies they’ve already seen, and another hoping to discover ones they haven’t. The most passionate film fans will rarely be surprised by any suggestion, but those with more diverse interests are likely to unearth a hidden gem which […]
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10 Great Arthouse Movies You’ve Probably Never Seen
There are numerous art-house films that have either been neglected or underappreciated. From existential dramas to suspenseful thriller, here is a list of some hidden gems of the art-house cinema that you have probably never seen. 10. La Luna (1979) Directed by the legendary Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci (“Il Conformista”,”Last Tango in Paris”), “La […]
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10 Great Movies To Watch When You Want Something Warm
Sometimes, life can just plain suck. It can seem like the whole wide world has conspired to make you feel like you don’t matter. Feeling like the recipient of a thousand cold shoulders, you stagger back to your place feeling alone and forgotten. What to do? You can call up your mom or a friend […]
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10 Great Recent Sci-fi Movies You’ve Probably Never Seen
Did you ever wonder why that, every time you want to see a sci-fi movie, you always go back to the usual ones? Maybe because you think that the golden age of the sci-fi genre is past and gone. Maybe because you don’t want to look interminably for new undiscovered pictures. We got you, son. […]
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10 Great Movies To Watch When You Feel Lonely
Not to open the list on too much of a sour note, but loneliness is just something that we all encounter from time to time. Whether it be separation from those we love, a feeling of not fitting in, or just a general feeling, loneliness can be one of the tougher emotions to be comfortable […]
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10 Great Movies Guaranteed To Mess With Your Head
Life is strange. Even the most intuitive person can’t deem themselves as a visionary who is not often perplexed by the complex machinations of life. There are times when we get tired by the random sad twists of life’s plot; we declare that ours is a sad story and always will be. Still, we don’t […]
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The 10 Best Movie Performances of 2019 (So Far)
The year is half over and as expected, we already have some great performances to talk about. Many of those lay in independent films, arthouses but there are some performances in bigger films that deserve to get talked about. Some of these may be remembered at the end of the year by awards voters, and […]
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The 10 Best Horror Movies of 2019 (So Far)
Here we are just squeaking by the midpoint of 2019 and already, as any genre fan can attest, we’ve seen a wealth of outstanding horror films. The following list of 10 titles rates and ranks what have so far been Taste of Cinema’s favorites, but it’s worth pointing out that the months ahead will unleash […]
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25 Great Movies That Are Cornerstones of Cinema
From the time the Lumière brothers started experimenting at capturing and storing everyday realities in moving frames to the cinema of the 21st century, we have traveled through decades of advancement. This had been made possible by early pioneers who realized the potential of cinema at such a time, and with careful observation and experimentation, […]
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The 10 Most Disappointing Movies of 2019 (So Far)
With so many movies being released each year, it shouldn’t shock anyone to hear that plenty of them disappoint. This is especially true when you think about how often Hollywood tries to reinvigorate franchises that are near and dear to people’s hearts. Put simply, not every movie is going to be a winner. It’s not […]
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10 Great Recent Horror Movies You’ve Probably Never Seen
There are many things for which the world of horror is understandably recognized—chills, frights, and beastly delights abound in this cinematic macrocosm of inexplicable noises and bumps in the night. Yet a seemingly endless saturation of retreaded concepts, polemical contrivance, and botched attempts at nuance may leave more astutely inclined moviegoers with the impression that […]
