Though there are always new and fresh ideas being delivered through the horror genre, there is always a note of familiarity in most of their plotlines. Family terrorized by vengeful spirits, teens chased by crazed maniac, inanimate object becomes sentient and starts killing. The list could go on forever. The new horror film, Bad Things,…
Katja Gauriloff, the award-winning film director from Finland, presents at the Tribeca Film Festival another of her influential films: Je’vida. The beautifully-shot, black and white, picture is a journey of acceptance, discovery and reconciliation. The narrative opens up with an aunt (Lida) and her niece (Sanna) who have never met before and drive to Lapland…
If you can dream it, you can do it. This is the feel good message of Flamin’ Hot, that marks Eva Longoria’s directorial debut and brings to the screen the story of a man who went from being a janitor to Director of Multicultural Marketing in a multinational company. Richard Montañez (Jesse Garcia), after a…
A biopic about Henri Groues better known as Abbe Pierre who entered priesthood shunning his opulent family background. He almost lost his life as part of resistance during World War II. He became Deputy of the Popular Republican Movement (MRP). He literally fought for every cause that causes mankind indignity. He waged war against hunger,…
Synopsis :In the 1970s, Director Kim is obsessed by the desire to re-shoot the ending of his completed film Cobweb, but chaos and turmoil grip the set with interference from the censorship authorities, and the complaints of actors and producers who can’t understand the re-written ending. Will Kim be able to find a way through this…
One of the biggest shocks and surprises to the superhero film world was the release of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse in 2018. I’m not saying people were expecting it to fail before it came out, but fans didn’t seem to be ready for what many of them would consider the best comic book film, ever….
“Kennedy” starts showing the lead character cool, poised and collected. We see modern India but enveloped in a sea of red warm colors as if foreshadowing of a murder that will happen. Yes a well planned murder happens and Kennedy is the culprit. All of this happening in a high end condo complete with full…
In 2019 “Martin Eden” made a splash in the arthouse film world. The Jack London based story of a tortured man in Naples craving to write prose with his working-class hands in post-World War II, established Pietro Marcello as a clever filmmaker with fresh ideas and salty nerve. In his follow up “Scarlet” another pair…
Director Mary Harron depicts the poetic decline of the master of Surrealism through the cinematic medium. Her film, Dalíland, had its world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. We meet Salvador Dalí, played by Sir Ben Kingsley, at the height his career as he entertains himself with extravagant parties whilst keeping up with…
Watching this at the Cannes Film Festival Closing Night (May 27, 2023) made it even more special for me.(besides rooting for my fellow Asian Americans) it was the most sought after ticket. Meaning it was already sold out the minute the tix were released. I resorted to lining up on the stand by line in…
Only one Hollywood legend has the prowess to turn an action hero into a relatable family man: Arnold Schwarzenegger. Like his protagonist of CIA operative Luke Brunner in his lead character television debut, the new action adventure thriller series, FUBAR, the Emmy Award-winning actor is winding down his career. While both men aren’t working as…
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