Michael Önder’in 2017 yılındaki ilk uzun metraj filmi olan Taksim Hold’em gezi parkı eylemlerine karşı toplumun hemen her kesiminin duruşunu yansıtmış. Tek bir mekanda bir poker masası etrafında otuzlu yaşlarında olan bireylerin politik söylemlerin yanı sıra hayat içinde yürüttükleri oyunu izliyoruz. Bu filmi izleyince aklıma ilk gelen içerik olarak çok daha sert bir eleştiri olan Suat […]
Every week, Establishing Shots offers some further enlightenment on the films that will be screening in-cinema at the VIFF Centre and online through VIFF Connect. We’re excited to welcome Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond’s My Little Sister to the VIFF Connect streaming platform. Having premiered at last year’s Berlinale and been hailed by Variety‘s Guy Lodge as […]
Establishing Shots: Jan 15-21, 2021
A flimsy web of lies. Meet Katie Arneson (Kacey Rohl). She’s got the support of hundreds of people behind her as she works through chemotherapy. Not only that, but she is also managing to balance her school life, some extracurricular dance classes, and a relationship with her girlfriend (Amber Anderson). There’s just one teensy problem […]
Faking Cancer – White Lie (2019)
As I watched David Fincher’s latest film, Mank, my main feeling was one of wanting to like the film more than I actually did. I mean, really, the film sounds like it was specifically made to appeal to me. It’s a film about the Golden Age of Hollywood, which is an era that has always […]
The Films of 2020: Mank (dir by David Fincher)
Your Honor: Çocuğu İçin Kendi Hayatını Hiçe Sayan Bir Baba (Bölüm 4-5-6 İncelemesi) İnişli çıkışlı bir başlangıç yapan dizinin devamını merakla bekliyordum. Ya dananın kuyruğu kopacaktı ya da kopacağı yerde bir dönüm noktası yaşanacaktı. Neyse ki ikincisi oldu, merakımın iyice arttığı bölümlerin genel olarak olumlu incelemesiyle karşınızdayım. Daha önce ilk üç bölümü incelediğim yazıya buradan […]
Your Honor: Çocuğu İçin Kendi Hayatını Hiçe Sayan Bir Baba (Bölüm 4-5-6 İncelemesi)
Disney+’s new spinoff series is unabashed, off-kilter, and unlike anything Marvel has ever attempted.
WandaVision Promises a New Beginning for the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Review
Stationary (2019) Director – Louis Chan Cast – Aaron Thomas Ward, Rebekah Murrell, Xavien Russell Plot – Childhood friends Jimmy (Ward) and Che (Murrell) discuss their traumatic pasts and their unknown futures while Che’s younger brother Gino (Russell) plays a dangerous game with his life decisions. “You see me living on my knees?” […]
Short Film Review – Stationary (2019)
Amores Perros (2000) Director – Alejandro G. Iñárritu (The Revenant) Cast – Gael García Bernal, Emilio Echevarría, Goya Toledo, Vanessa Bauche Plot – The lives of a group of Mexican citizens are bounded together unknowingly through an horrific car crash. “If you want to make God laugh… tell Him your plans” Review by […]
Classic Review – Amores Perros (2000)
Adopt a Highway (2019) Director – Logan Marshall-Green (feature debut) Cast – Ethan Hawke, Elaine Hendrix, Anne-Marie Johnson, Christopher Heyerdahl Plot – Released from prison after a 21 year stint, Russell Millings (Hawke) discovers an abandoned baby in a dumpster behind the burger joint he works at, offering him an unexpected chance at […]
Film Review – Adopt a Highway (2019)
Clemency (2019) Director – Chinonye Chukwu (alaskaLand) Cast – Alfre Woodard, Aldis Hodge, Wendell Pierce, Richard Schiff Plot – Prison warden Bernadine Williams (Woodard) finds herself struggling to stay on top of her mental state as her job of overseeing state sanctioned killings of death row inmates takes it’s toll on her and […]
Sound of Metal (2019) Director – Darius Marder (feature debut) Cast – Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Mathieu Amalric Plot – Drummer Ruben Stone (Ahmed) has his life turned upside down when he begins to lose his hearing, putting in jeopardy his future plans and relationship with long term girlfriend Lou (Cooke). […]
Film Review – Sound of Metal (2019)
Ikiru (1952) Director – Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai) Cast – Takashi Shimura, Shin’ichi Himori, Nobuo Kaneko, Minoru Chiaki Plot – Diagnosed with terminal cancer, long-serving government office worker Kanji Watanabe (Shimura) begins to search for meaning in a life he realizes has been one he has wasted up to the point of him […]
The Dry (2021) Director – Robert Connolly (Balibo) Cast – Eric Bana, Genevieve O’Reilly, Keir O’Donnell, James Frecheville, John Polson, Matt Nable Plot – Returning to his rural Australian hometown after an apparent murder suicide involving his childhood friend, Federal Policeman Aaron Falk (Bana) gets caught up in the investigation of the crime […]
Candice (2017) Director – George Watson Cast – Nicholas Pinnock, Olivia Poulet Plot – On a walk back home through East London in the midst of a relationship breakdown, Candice (Poulet) runs into fellow apartment tenet Greg (Pinnock) who may offer her a chance of a fresh start. “You had a bad day?” […]
Short Film Review – Candice (2017)
Bill Murray and Rashida Jones star in writer/director Sofia Coppola’s latest comedy-drama ON THE ROCKS! Is this worth watching? Read this review to know my thoughts..
‘On the Rocks’: Film Review- DC’s Take
Most of the reviews were good to above avg. and i had almost an idea how this film is going to be. Many of them said that the 1st half was boring and slow with a lot of emotional songs and stuff like that. But for me, the first half was a brilliant set up […]
This magical 7-minute animation short feature is written and directed by Taylor Meacham, of DreamWorks Animation, and it premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France in June 2020. lInspired by his Father, Meacham shares how an Adult has the precious opportunity to give a Child the ability to dream of their own […]
Herkese yeniden merhaba! Bugün sizlerle beraber Stephen Hawking‘in hayatını konu edinen “The Theory of Everything” isimli filmi inceleyeceğiz. Film 2014 yılında çıkmış olup dram-biyografi türündedir. Hawking’in eski eşi olan Jane Hawking’in “Sonsuzluğa Yolculuk: Stephenle Hayatım” kitabından esinlenerek çekilmiş ve Hawking’in zorluklarla ama bir o kadar da başarılarla dolu olan hayatını dramatize bir yolla anlatmaktadır. Filmin […]
The Theory of Everything – Film İncelemesi
İçimde hangi atam konuşuyor? Hem aklımda hem de bedenimde, aynı anda ayrılamam. Bu yüzden tek kişi olamıyorum. Kendimi aynı anda sayısız şey olarak hissedebiliyorum. Fazla büyük usta kalmadı. Zamanımızın gerçek kötülüğü budur. Kalbin yolları gölgelerle kaplanmış. Yararsız görünen seslere kulak vermeliyiz. Okul duvarları, asfalt ve refah reklamlarının uzun kanalizasyon boruları ile dolu beyinlere, böceklerin vızıltıları […]
River’s Edge (1986) Released: May 8th, 1987 Genre: Crime, Drama Director: Tim Hunter Writers: Neal Jimenez Cast: Keanu Reeves, Crispin Glover, Dennis Hopper Opening Thoughts: Honestly, I’ve heard of this movie, but the most I knew about it was that Keanu Reeves was in it. So it was fun to watch a film with no […]
Keanu Reeves Arrives: River’s Edge (1986) Flash Review
