The hitman as perfectionist, as ardent professional is a much loved trope in crime fiction and film. Often these characters, even when appearing in only minor antagonistic roles make some of the strongest impressions within a given work, like Max Von Sydow’s ultra-pragmatic Joubert from the 1975 Three Days of Condor, an assassin who, working […]
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9 Great Thought-Provoking Films About Cinema
From its very beginning, cinema has been obsessed with itself. Search ‘films about films’ on the internet, and you’ll be greeted with a host of the usual suspects: 8 1/2, perhaps the most famous film about filmmaking, pops up on every list written about films exploring the agony that goes into making a movie. Singin’ […]
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The 20 Best Movies of 2020
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 […]
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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 […]