In “Splitsville,” Carey, facing divorce, seeks comfort in his friends Julie and Paul, leading to chaos through an ‘open relationship’ experiment. The film blends humor with profound insights on love and heartbreak, showcasing characters in absurd yet relatable situations. Directed by Michael Angelo Covino, it highlights the irrationality of human instincts.
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“Funny how secrets travel…” The title page on a draft of the Lost Highway screenplay reads: “A 21st Century Horror Noir. A Graphic Investigation Into Parallel Identity Crises. A World Where Time Is Dangerously Out Of Control. A Terrifying Ride Down The Lost Highway.” When I saw Lost Highway for the first time in my […]
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A story told backwards in three distinct acts as we begin with the end of the world and find our way through the life of one man that can perhaps explain how it is we got here… (Really telling on myself as a Stephen King fan with my year-end Top Ten List, but I must […]
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Directed by: Jay Roach Written by: Tony McNamara Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Sunita Mani Rating: [4/5] Of the many tenets of marriage, sacrifice and selflessness comes as part of the arrangement. Instead of focusing on what works best for one individual, it widens to include another person and major decisions must meet the […]
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Year: 2026 Runtime: 105 minutes Directors: Alex Huston Fischer, Eleanor Wilson Writers: Alex Huston Fischer, Eleanor Wilson, Ursula Wills (based on a short story by) Actors: Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, Peter Dinklage, Elizabeth Debicki, Marli Siu, Nabhaan Rizwan By Rosa Parra Directed by Eleanor Wilson and Alex Huston Fischer, “Wicker”(2026) features Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, […]
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For my fifth film of the London Film Festival, I decided to go down the American independent movie route. Looking at the schedule, the general plot of Train Dreams stood out to me as something that could be interesting, but what clinched it as a film that I would watch at the festival is the […]
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“A dream is never just a dream.” In an enlightening article published a week before Christmas 2025, New York Magazine writer Lane Brown states that, “Stanley Kubrick’s movies have a habit of aging into new meanings, like monoliths that take time for us apes to figure out.” The enigmatic, maximalist director (2001, Dr. Strangelove, Clockwork […]
Eyes Wider Shut: 25 Years Later, Kubrick Shows Us the Christmas We Deserve
Directed by: Simon Stone Written by: Joe Shrapnel, Anna Waterhouse, Simon Stone Starring: Keira Knightley, Guy Pearce, Art Malik, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Kaya Scodelario Rating: [3/5] Whether from an abundance of resources or just a regular refusal to accept the defeat, the ultra wealthy continue to find ways to get whatever they want, no matter the circumstance placed before […]
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Poor Things is a surrealist drama from Yorgos Lanthimos starring Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, and Mark Ruffalo.
Billy Hayes, portrayed by Brad Davis, is an American university student apprehended while attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. Sentenced to four years initially, his punishment is extended to a daunting 30 years. Determined not to surrender to his fate, Billy collaborates with fellow inmates to devise an escape plan. Interestingly, the prison setting […]
Midnight Express (1978) Prison Location
Hikari re-affirms her talent for creating uplifting and touching filmic experiences.
A dark meditation on adolescence, cruelty, and the cost of belonging.
Poor Things is a weird film with great acting where eventually I understood what the story is about!!! Real Rating: 3.5 Surgically Mutated Animals What I Like: -What really stands out in this film is the acting by Emma Stone, to see a person developing from a child to a free living person is astonishing […]
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Greetings again from the darkness. The concept is interesting and relatable. A woman undertakes the solving of a mystery, and in the process, learns a great deal about herself. Writer-director Rebecca Zlotowski w-d (OTHER PEOPLE’S CHILDREN, 2022) and co-writers Anne Berest and Gaelle Mace have delivered a film that works on a couple of levels: […]
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Well, for sure this is no masterpiece. This will not rank alongside Stanley Kramer’s film in the annals of cinema. For sure, Kramer’s film was wise enough to skip the Nazi top brass and instead treat other trials that might make for more surprising outcomes. It was more modest and yet more ambitious. This film […]
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It might as well be subtitled: “Blood and Bananas.” “Primate” is probably the movie I wanted out of the new “Anaconda” movie. It’s a creature feature that takes advantage of the carnage and the people who must evade it either make some stupid choices or know how to dodge it. It may not be labeled […]
The thought of owning a monkey as a pet always seemeddangerous to me. Primate creates that situation and throws in moments of mayhem and horror. Directed by Johannes Roberts, this is one of those thrillers where a jungle is already part of a family’s life. However, when resources are not aligned, there is a combination of bad tests and non-thorough examinations. The monkey then jumps out of its cage with […]
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Greetings again from the darkness. Well, it’s not exactly a ‘good cop/bad cop’ scenario, since only one of them is a cop – and he’s suspended and out of his territory. It’s also not a traditional ‘Buddy comedy’ since these aren’t buddies, but rather estranged, grudge-holding half-brothers. Still, the premise is admirable, and the casting […]
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“I have scales. This is so f***ed!” True friendship endures many challenges. But what if one of those challenges happens to be a mermaid transformation? Written, produced and directed by Victoria Negri (Gold Star), the short film Mermaid, Bitch is a quirky and heartfelt fantasy-comedy about a young woman who wakes up to discover she’s […]
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A gem where connections are found in unlikely places. A masterclass of comedy about finding meaning after loss. The Baltimorons is a Christmas miracle from the mind of Jay Duplass. Co-written by Michael Strassner who is also the lead In the film. The Baltimorons relies upon the formulaic approach involving someone trying to grieve and cope with disconnect on Christmas Eve. I have long admired Duplass. In this film, he showcases the ability […]
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