Although he has no plans to step aside as the head of Waystar Royco, the international media conglomerate controlled by his family, aging patriarch Logan Roy is contemplating what the future holds. He has lingered in the limelight longer than even he thought he would, and now family members want to run the company as […]
In the Mood for Love
I feel as if In the Mood for Love is just about impossible to write about. A lot of films benefit from a lot of analysis, making what you see on screen that much more clear and powerful, or perhaps even that much more expansive and mysterious in its ideas. I watched In the Mood […]
Paris, Texas
“But what that Comanche believes, ain’t got no eyes, he can’t enter the spirit-land. Has to wander forever between the winds.” -Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) in The Searchers Paris, Texas is a difficult film, and though I have come to love it by thinking it over the past couple days, I do not think it’s […]
‘Lamb’ Review: Valdimar Jóhannsson’s Stunning Debut Is A Brutal, Haunting Icelandic Folklore
It’s impossible to talk about “Lamb,” the Icelandic creature thriller, without revealing its central theme. Co-written by first-time-writer/director Valdimar Jóhannsson, who used to work as a special effects crew for Hollywood blockbusters like “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and “Prometheus,” and Icelandic poet Sjón, “Lamb” might be the oddest film you will ever see […]
‘Lamb’ Review: Valdimar Jóhannsson’s Stunning Debut Is A Brutal, Haunting Icelandic Folklore
SAT 03 AUG: THE TEACHERS LOUNGE (12A)
A smart and provocative modern parable with the heart of a thriller, The Teachers’ Lounge brilliantly uses its setting as the backdrop for a look at how quickly even tight-knit communities can be destabilized. Carla Nowak, a dedicated sports and math teacher, starts her first job at a high school. When a series of thefts […]
Tarkovski – İvan’ın Çocukluğu
“8 kişiyiz. Hiçbirimiz 19 yaşından büyük değil. Bir saat içinde kurşuna dizileceğiz. İntikamımızı alın”
Tarkovski
Kafka
While cinematic adaptations of novels are common and biopics about famous writers are hardly exceptional, a film made to put a real author through fictions similar to his or her own work is something else. That is the central issue in Steven Soderbergh’s Kafka, a taut nightmare that never quite convinces its purpose is equal […]
“Saute ma ville”, dit-elle: On Chantal and Being (Miserably) Alive
I don’t remember when I watched Chantal Akerman’s Saute ma ville for the first time. Or how many times I watched it again. The only thing I’m sure is that every time I watch it, I feel like the death is calling me, with its hysterical laugh in my ears. So familiar yet so terrifying. […]
“Saute ma ville”, dit-elle: On Chantal and Being (Miserably) Alive
Past Lives: 21. yüzyılda aşk hâlâ mümkün mü?
Tarihte küreselliğin ve bireyselliğin en fazla arttığı çağda yaşıyoruz desem, eminim çoğunuz bana katılacaktır. Fizikî sınırların bazı açılardan anlamsızlaştığı bu çağda, bireyler de -daha önce hiç olmadığı kadar- kendi yaşamları üzerinde karar verme özgürlüğüne sahip. Yeterli paranız ve/veya eğitim altyapınız varsa istediğiniz ülkede, istediğiniz şekilde yaşayabilirsiniz (en azından teoride). Böyle bir dünyada birine bağlanarak diğer […]
Here
Robert Zemeckis, Tom Hanks and Robin Wright have reunited on screen once again for this new film called Here. Zemeckis, Hanks and Wright were all together for Forrest Gump, and now they are focusing on a specific house. This film has a specific gimmick to it. The camera was stoic, steady and unmoving for the […]
REVIEW: “The Substance” (2024)
The buzz has been off the charts for “The Substance” following its May world premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival where it won the award for Best Screenplay. Since then it has only gained momentum, recently showing at the Toronto Independent Film Festival where it took home one of the People’s Choice awards. Now […]
Point Blank (1967)
John Boorman directs Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson and John Vernon in this classic thriller where a left-for-dead career criminal stalks the partner, the wife and the organisation who have his $93,000. Richard Stark’s The Hunter is one of my favourite novels. A focussed, resourceful and amoral individual taking down a syndicate that is too big […]
The Wait (La Espera)
The Wait is a cafe con leche of scalding hot visuals masterfully brewed with a chill ghost story.
Dark Matter (TV Pilot)
Dark Matter has the potential to be a fun, exciting show that successfully builds from a rather lackluster opening.
Janet Planet
Janet Planet focuses on the complicated bond between mother and daughter yet the overall expression of the story is too slow to capitalize on any clear emotion, save for regret.
Edinburgh International Film Festival: Timestalker Review
For the final film I’m reviewing at the Edinburgh Film Festival, I decided to go for one of the big ones showing at the festival. I’ve been a fan of Alice Lowe since the release of Sightseers in 2012 and I’ve always been interested to see what she does. I enjoyed Prevenge when that was […]
New biopic ‘The Apprentice’ charts Donald Trump’s rise and subsequent notoriety in the world of business
Love, like or loathe Donald Trump, it’s difficult to deny the guy does have charisma. And he’s led quite the charmed life. A big chunk of Trump’s life is presented in shiny biographical form in new movie ‘The Apprentice’ by Iranian-Danish filmmaker Ali Abbasi – a film that garnered quite the buzz at its premiere […]
The Apprentice – A Cautionary Tale Biopic
What more can be said about Donald Trump? Like him or not, he and his influence are everywhere for better or worse. A New York City real estate mogul turned one-time President of the United States, the impact of the polarizing figure will undoubtedly be felt for generations to come. Running once again for President…
Movie Review: “Green Night”
An airport security guard finds her life upended by a sketchy/flirty pixie in green hair and fingernails in “Green Night,” a Chinese romantic thriller starring Fan Bingbing that gives international exposure to Ms. Trouble in Green, Korean starlet Lee Joo-young. Our heroine is one of those nameless global functionaries with a metal detector wand who […]
‘Saturday Night’- Film Review
Jason Reitman takes us back to 1975 to the behind-the-scenes production madness of the first broadcast of SNL. Is it worth checking out for longtime fans of the iconic sketch comedy series? DC Bolling gives us his thoughts on Saturday Night!