Wow. Well, now that 2020 is finally in the rear view it’s safe to say that, as challenging and worrisome as the year was, it was an exceptionally strong year for genre films. The following list of 20 horror titles rates and ranks what have been Taste of Cinema’s favorites for the year, but it’s […]
Author: Shane Scott-Travis
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The 10 Coolest Horror Movies of All Time

Halloween is almost upon us, and for myself and many other genre fans, this time of year includes marathons of horror movies new and old; from guilty pleasure favorites, creepy cult classics, new fright films that have been generating agreeable buzz, and it’s always fun to not only discover new movies, but to turn friends […]
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10 Great 1990s Horror Movies You May Have Never Seen

Depending who you ask the 1990s was a rather lacklustre decade for horror. I’m more of the opinion that, following the horror renaissance of the 80s, it may have been a less impactful time for genre enthusiasts for a little while, but it would also see a resurgence in the slasher subgenre (thanks to Wes […]
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10 Great 1980s Horror Movies You May Have Never Seen

Like a lot of kids, growing up in the 1980s with my kid brother, we spent a great deal of time watching wonderfully inappropriate horror films, mostly on pay TV, late night cable or with parental permission, renting them from the local video store. Peeking through fingers, knowing we shouldn’t be seeing what we were […]
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The 10 Best Horror Movies of 2020 (So Far)

It’s not the end of 2020 yet, but as any genre fan can attest, we’ve already seen a wealth of outstanding horror films this year. 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 several […]
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The 15 Best Movies of VIFF 2020

Now that the sun has set on the sensational 39th annual Vancouver International Film Festival (which ran from September 24th – October 7th, 2020), Taste of Cinema offers up our favorites from what was another exciting, and very impressive festival and being charged with the task of picking our 15 favorites was no easy affair. […]