Guillermo de Querol

2 months ago | tasteofcinema.com | Guillermo de Querol

Even if the internet will try to convince you otherwise, cinema isn’t going anywhere. In fact, plenty of great movies are still being made today on a regular basis. That almost every top-grossing movie in 2024 happened to be based on an existing IP and catered to the lowest common denominator might lead one to believe that last year was a dud, or that Hollywood has (finally) run out of fresh ideas.

2 months ago | tasteofcinema.com | Guillermo de Querol

10. ChimeA proven hand at creepy, blood-curling thrillers that start slow but furiously dig their way into your consciousness, trailblazing Japanese visionary Kiyoshi Kurosawa blew through last year on an absolute creative high with a triple-header including “Cloud” and a French-language remake of his 1998 cult classic “Serpent’s Path”.

Jan 18, 2025 | tasteofcinema.com | Guillermo de Querol

Ten years ago, Robert Eggers established himself as a master craftsman after hitting the ground running with his breakthrough feature debut, the seventeenth-century folktale starring Anya Taylor-Joy, “The Witch”. A proven hand at well-researched, immersive horror movies steeped in mythology and folklore that send chills down your spine, the American genre specialist returned to the scene last December to put a fresh spin on the bloodcurdling, centuries-old vampire tale of Nosferatu.

Jan 18, 2025 | tasteofcinema.com | Guillermo de Querol

4. The Northman (2022)Let’s be honest here: A hammy, star-studded $90 million Viking epic about an exiled prince named Amleth (Alexander Skarsgård) avenging the murder of his late father at the hands of his uncle sounds flat-out awesome on paper. But to be fair, it also felt at the time like a shockingly unexpected career pivot from the indie darling formerly known for a pair of low-budget, slow-burn New England folktales.

Jan 6, 2025 | tasteofcinema.com | Guillermo de Querol

When a billion-dollar blockbuster franchise is ten movies in (and counting), having some ups and downs is pretty much unavoidable. And movies set within J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth are no exception: First there were a number of divisive but oddly fascinating animated adaptations in the late-’70s and early ’80s.