TD
CriticWise Journal department
Taste DNA
What loving one film reveals about the rest of your taste.
Close readings of the craft, strangeness, prestige, emotion and pace signals hiding inside the movies people cannot stop recommending.
Earlier in the department
More arguments.
The complete Taste DNA file, arranged by publication date.
TD.02 / DNA
What loving Parasite says about your movie taste
CriticWise Editorial 3 min
TD.03 / DNA
What loving The Substance says about your movie taste
CriticWise Editorial 3 min
TD.04 / DNA
What loving Past Lives says about your movie taste
CriticWise Editorial 3 min
TD.05 / DNA
What loving Mad Max: Fury Road says about your movie taste
CriticWise Editorial 3 min
Elsewhere in the issue
Change the argument.
TG
Taste Guides
Watchlists built around a feeling, not an algorithm.
SD
Split Decision
The case for, the case against, and the taste fault line between them.
AC
AI Cinema
The films, makers and arguments behind synthetic moving images.
WT
Worth Your Time
A decisive answer to the worst question of the evening.
DM
Director Maps
Where to enter a filmography—and where your taste should go next.