When comedy is good, it is amazing, and when comedy is bad, it is excruciating to witness. There are only so many times a person can say “that joke was not funny” or “that gag did not land” before wanting to turn off the television and throw the movie at the wall. In other words, […]
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10 Foreign Films That Influenced Popular American Movies
Ever since celluloid emerged, filmmakers have borrowed concepts, from narrative structures to visual styles and camera techniques from each other, applying it to their own creations to the point that it’s impossible to understand cinema without its lending nature. In a way, every director has been shaped by the movies he or she has watched […]
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The 10 Best William Wyler Movies
When thinking about the great directors of the Hollywood Golden age, one name is often overlooked: William Wyler. The likes of Hitchcock, Ford, Wilder and Welles are still revered to this day for their innovation and genius, but Wyler’s name is rarely remembered as keenly. He lacked an obvious style or signature genre. Instead, his […]
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10 Great Horror Movies Recommended By Edgar Wright
At Taste of Cinema we’ve done a lot of lists that looked at the vast film knowledge of director and film buff Quentin Tarantino; maybe the director with the most film trivia ingrained in his brain. In Edgar Wright he has a worthy challenger though, since more and more we come in contact with the […]
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The 10 Best Netflix Original Movies of 2020
Due to the closure of major theater chains across the world, Netflix became a haven for film-lovers last year. As the dominant streaming service, people flocked to see what kind of exclusives were available to watch at the click of a button. With major delays upending big blockbuster releases, countless streaming services had to step […]
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The 10 Most Influential Horror Movies of The 1970s
Though each passing decade has uniquely changed the face of film, the seventies undeniably sent shockwaves through the cinematic landscape. Movie screens still reverberate today from the aftershocks, and nowhere are the effects felt more profoundly than in the horror genre. The loosening of censorship restraints broke the mold for what could be shown on […]