Taste of Cinema - Movie Reviews and Classic Movie Lists

Folk horror is one of the most potent of all of horror’s many sub-genres, but it can be hard to define and even harder to execute. Of all the sub-genres, the borders of folk might be the most porous. It’s also one of the oldest, existing almost as long as the medium has. It’s the realm of lore, rural settings, and archaic traditions.

These films invoke the old ...

The 1980s gave us a decade of fascinating horror cinema, arguably one of the best in horror history. From David Cronenberg’s body horror and David Lynch’s surreal nightmares to John Carpenter’s supernatural terror, the 80s produced an extraordinary variety of films that still influence the genre today.

Slashers, creature features, psychological horror, supernat...

Body horror reflects our most intimate, basic fears. Horror has always reflected broader anxieties, tensions, and disquiet, often wrapping those serious feelings in a protective layer of pulpy, low-brow, over-the-top blood and guts so audiences could digest their scares at a safe distance. Body horror cuts through by visualizing the most personal degradation.

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The road movie seems like a simple concept, yet when you look at its cinematic history, it’s often something that taps into humanity in its purest form. Whether it’s simply friends on a road trip, a holiday, or a crime thriller, the genre is as much about the physical journey as it is about the emotional one.

The journey is rarely about the destination, and alm...

A disappointing movie isn’t necessarily a bad movie, but the two usually have the same commute. This year has had some huge hits, great surprises, maybe even a few future classics, and its share of duds. To be fair, not every bad movie is a disappointment. Eli Roth’s Ice Cream Man got terrible reviews, and Zach Snyder’s The Last Photograph was savaged at Toronto, but ...