Box office results have not been this disappointing for original movies in a while. As of now, all four of the top-grossing movies in 2024 are sequels, with the romantic drama It Ends With Us peeking in at #11. Earlier this year, one of the more promising original films appeared to be Alex Garland’s Civil […]
“Love, Brooklyn” is a tribute to the people and places of Brooklyn, showcasing the talents of its three appealing lead performers. In this entry of Sundance’s US Dramatic competition, Andre Holland, Nicole Beharie, and DeWanda Wise portray professionals in a love triangle set in New York. The first feature film for director Rachael Abigail Holder
Leni Riefenstahl makes an appearance, albeit distantly, at the Venice Film Festival as a subject in Andres Veiel’s extraordinary deep-dive documentary about the “canceled” artist. This was the Venice of Mussolini’s empire, and in 1938 Riefenstahl was awarded the top prize for Olympia, her stunning and troubling homage to the Berlin Olympics. Her career soared
Ten years later, Shepherds (Bergers) had been waiting for Sophie Deraspe’s companion piece after her unofficial duology, Nature Reclaims its Rights. As usual, just by glancing at the titles, one can note the parallels Wolves eat sheep. That’s their means of survival in the harsh region they inhabit which in this case is the French
Two twins stumble upon their father’s old wind-up toy monkey. When they wind it, it kills people, or more accurately, the toy has the potential to allow a horrific death to the unfortunate soul of its user. Fast forward twenty-five years into the future, and the now estranged twins are terrorized by the toy monkey
Foodfight! is a train wreck in terms of animation, culinary arts, and star-studded voice actors, blending both ‘A-List Celebrities’ and ‘So Bad It’s Good’ Animated Films.” Released in 2012 and grossing only $65 million, the film showcases the unmatched voice talents of Charlie Sheen, Hilary Duff, Wayne Brady, Jerry Stiller, and others, all of whom
In the second feature film by Nicole Dorsey, she portrays a competitive fencer who utilizes lucid dream technology to train overnight. It’s a speculative fiction set in the future. Other actors include Cush Jumbo, Manny Jacinto, James Badge Dale, and Christin Park. The film is a psychological thriller written by Imran Zaidi. It’s also worth
Japan Spirit World is unique as it features a blend of local cinema-style elements, of course, minus most of its problems. It has been a hit-and-miss venture for Asian filmmakers working with European actors and their works have often resulted in questionable collaborations. This is why watching Singaporean Eric Khoo collaborate with Catherine Deneuve is
The writer of the spy thriller “Black Box” Simon Moutaïrou, renowned for his work, did not require much encouragement to team up with industry heavyweights such as producer Chi-Fou-Mi of “November” and “All Your Faces” fame, as well as Studiocanal, for his directorial debut No Chains, No Masters. As of now in post-production, “No Chains,
A calm and tranquil river community may disguise savage currents underneath which can sweep people away. A deluge of rain can flood everything in its path. Everything seems calm in a small Croatian village on the tail of a raging river where Marko (Lav Novosel), 18, is about to experience a life-changing event as his
