Why does the 30-something Quebecoise filmmaker cohort want to delve into the exhausted porn cliche of unfulfilled wives having their sexual needs catered to by hot handymen? In 2023 Monia Chokri’s OK dramedy The Nature of Love received a nomination at Cannes and ended up winning a César for best foreign film. Now, Chloé Robichaud […]
Johanna Moder’s newest work, the pervasively tense, darkly humorous “Mother’s Baby” is a striking example of control over tone for as long as it lasts. It almost gets to the finish line but gets tripped up in its closing moments with some choices that strip the story of its fundamental power: the postpartum depression’s gaping
My Annoying Brother (alt. Hyung) has been on my watchlist for quite a while because of the positive remarks regarding Kyungsoo’s acting. However, I chose to put it off because I knew it would be sad. It turns out I was right but I wish the synopsis didn’t hide some things. You are going to
This film, which was directed by David Guglielmo and written by Kathy Charles, tries very hard to set the tone for what is to come, or at least prepare us for it. In my case, nothing truly prepared me for what came after. Love Bomb goes above expectations with the story of three characters who
Nada (Doug Henderson) alone in a home recording booth creates chilling tales and morbid musings on life after death for his podcast, The Night Time World. But when a strange caller (Selina Flanscha) asserts she is a vampire, Nada must contend with testing his stories against a far darker truth. The four stories he tells
The Winans began this project back in 2015, selling their home and creating over 3,500 props, costumes, and effects by hand. In addition to scriptwriting and composing the score, the film took an additional seven years to complete. The result is a one of a kind creation wrapped in emotion that, while gracefully breathing and
12 to Midnight features Charles Bronson lookalike Robert Bronzi (Exorcist Vengeance, From Hell to the Wild West) and a title reminiscent of Bronson’s film 10 to Midnight. The movie even starts with Detective Toth (Robert Bronzi) killing a couple of armed robbers who are standing between him and his beer yes, standing in his way,
Not too long ago, absurd cinematic comedies were a hit in the movie industry. As a matter of fact, it used to be just about impossible to go through the weekend without laughing at some good-tier comedy that makes its audience cry out at how good the jokes are. These comedies sought to accomplish one
In my mind, science fiction films have always been synonymous with being horrifying, dark, gory, and depressing. However, my perspective was completely overturned with Time Travel is Dangerous. This film, written by British comedy writers Anna-Elizabeth Shakespeare and Hillary Shakespeare, and directed by Chris Reading, offers a time travel concept that is both humorous and
The Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel known for titles such as Snowtown, True History of the Kelly Gang, and Nitram would not take a simple documentary approach for his first film. In the same way, his portrayal of Warren Ellis, who played with the Dirty Three as well as Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, is
