“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 […]
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Let me clarify something – I have been rooting for Megalopolis ever since I first learned about it. Written as a passion project by Francis Ford Coppola himself, entirely financed by him, he also directed it… If one of the cinema’s best directors to have ever picked up a camera wants to tell a story […]
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Muhteşem kadro seçimiyle ‘burn after reading’ filmi; alkolik olduğu öne sürülerek CIA’deki işinden kovulan emekli ajan Ozzie Cox’ın, intikam almak için gizli bilgileri bir cd’ye kaydetmesiyle başlıyor. Cox ile boşanmak isteyen eşi Katie ise cd’yi gizlice alır ve gittiği spor salonunda unutur. Spor salonunun (ve benim gözümde filmin süper ikilisi) iki çalışanı Chad ve Linda […]
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Adam Brannon reviews the 2024 remake of Road House, by director Doug Liman. But is it any good?
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Champion of the Palm d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, Anorais an absolute wonder of a film that surpasses expectations. Written and directed by Sean Baker, Anora is his best film yet and is unconventional in the way it combines comedy, drama, and romantic genres. The writing is vivid, and the story leaves audiences breathless. This is the romantic comedy masterpiece the world needs. It displays how young love includes many moments to cherish while also navigating obstacles when things […]
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The film “Conclave,” directed by Edward Berger and set for release on October 25, 2024, presents a mysterious narrative centered around the selection of a new pope. While it features strong performances and intriguing moments, its slow pacing and lack of a satisfying conclusion left the reviewer feeling disappointed, rating it a 6/10.
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There’s something to be said for being the right age for a movie. I never admitted it at the time for fear of being labeled a Whiny Little Scaredy Cat¸ but I was wildly unsettled by my first encounter with The Addams Family. They’re weird, they’re imposing, and all those cobwebs indicate nests of spiders […]
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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 […]
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Small Things Like These – Film Review by Frank L Director Tim Mielants Writers Enda Walsh, Claire Keegan Stars Cillian Murphy, Patrick Ryan, Peter Claffey In 1985, Ireland was on the verge of a tectonic change. The hegemony of the religious over all aspects of Irish life was beginning to crack with, for example, the […]
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The upcoming Peaky Blinders movie is one of the most anticipated around, and Netflix are playing it very smartly by building up the buzz slowly but surely. Today, though, set the internet ablaze as the internet’s quirky boyfriend Barry Keoghan has been pictured in costume for the first time and, it’s fair to say, he […]
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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 […]
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Adapting a chronicle of Amsterdam Holocaust victims’ stories, McQueen does a one-note meditation on past and present.
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Erşan Kuneri serisi ilki yayınlandığında, Kara Komik Filmler sonrası Cem Yılmaz ve hepimiz açısından bir ilk gerçekleşmiş oluyor, seri şekilde bir komedyenin politik, ruhsal, kültürel dünyasının içine hızlı şekilde giriş yapmış oluyorduk. GORA filminde ilk kez kullanıp daha sonra 1970’li yılların sinema seks furyasının ikonu haline dönüşmüş Erşan Kuneri’yi düzenin, sistemin istediği kişiye dönüştüren Cem […]
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Sosyal mesaj vermeyi seven, filmciliğin ülkemizdeki serüvenine saygı duyan, Yeşilçam’ı çalışma koşullarıyla birlikte set ruhunu öne çıkararak güzelleyen bir Yılmaz var. Bu Yılmaz’dan içeri başka bir Yılmaz var: İşini yapmak yani güldürmek zorunda olan bir Yılmaz. İkinci Yılmaz ilkini yakın markajda tutuyor. Dalga geçmek zorunda kalıyor Yılmaz ve tam burada bir değer çatışması yaşanıyor.
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Dark Matter has the potential to be a fun, exciting show that successfully builds from a rather lackluster opening.
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Alfonso Cuarón adapted Renée Knight’s novel Disclaimer into a seven-part series due to its complexities. The story revolves around journalist Catherine Ravenscroft, whose life changes after receiving a mysterious book. With high production values, the show explores themes of truth and narrative, challenging viewers’ perceptions and inviting deeper engagement with the characters.
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The Menendez Brothers explore the complex story of the brothers, provoking reflection on guilt, trauma, and social judgment.
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Shogun Season One (2024)Written by Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks, Shannon Goss, Nigel Williams, Emily Yoshida, Matt Lambert, Maegan Houang, and Caillin PuenteDirected by Jonathan van Tulleken, Charlotte Brändström, Frederick E.O. Toye, Hiromi Kamata, Takeshi Fukunaga, and Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour I must confess that of all the Japanese media, the stories surrounding this historical period typically leave […]
Through its rich mix of dark comedic elements and deeper psychological questioning, something fascinating is evoked in A Different Man.
A DIFFERENT MAN: Dismantling The Disorder Drama
