For those fortunate enough to catch an early screening of “IF” before its official release, John Krasinski’s new film “IF” , this may be preceded by a short message delivered by the writer/director, stating that “This film is for all the girl dads out there.” It is correct that they have already seen the film: […]
J.K. Simmons has it down when it comes to sociopaths. There is something intriguing about performers like Simmons staring blankly at the camera and convincingly transforming from an average suburban man to a complete madman with a deliciously evil grin that appears precisely at the right time. In most scenes of “You Can’t Run Forever,”
This week the Cronenberg family tree. This week, the branched out from the Cronenburg cinematic family tree is entitled Humane, which marks the directorial debut of Caitlin Cronenberg, whose leading actors are Jay Baruchel, Peter Gallagher, and Emily Hampshire. Anyone coming to this film for more of the body horror imagery in the works of
Recalling myself in my mids with Max (portrayed by Ruaridh Mollica). When I was about 20 years old, numerous young writers were coming to me, just like this one. Ruthless, clever, very persuasive when it comes to supposedly showing an art he appreciates, literature and works by American Ellis Bret. By the free lancing standards,
Satire can be defined in many ways, but it is not expansive enough in order to include “Krazy House”. This bloody, chaotic hand grenade of a film is undoubtedly dead wrong, with its first image being that of a cop shooting a nun to death and shockingly, it does not end there. Schneider and van
Recently, I have come across a short story “The Aesthete” by Justin C. Key. In this story, there is a Black-coded android hero who comes to terms with (among other things) his creation. “I wasn’t Black,” he thinks. “I wasn’t white either. Some people were of the opinion that my skin, my very genes, are
Apocalypse. Apocalypse never goes through any fundamental changes. But people, particularly those who are impacted by it, do. The country of Kazakhstan has long had its name cemented in film history with the genre-bending mockumentary Borat. As it seems, cinema from Kazakhstan hasn’t rater made its way to the North America, which is peculiar for
The children of Belfast colony are found in their classroom, participating in singing “Óró Sé do bheatha abhaile,” a denote the olden Irish song in the language which is a requirement in their school. They just know the words without putting any energy into it. Two boys sitting on the further end of the classroom
Fran (Daisy Ridley) is the protagonist in ‘Sometimes I Think About Dying’. She remains silent for her first 22 minute. Not a single sound emerges from her. Costarring with the main character’s inability to speak is Fran’s blunt introduction with the words ‘I am Fran. I love cottage cheese.’ She does not understand why it
The winner of the World Dramatic competition at Sundance, co-directors Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez’s understated and essential Mexican drama “Sujo” is one of two films in this year’s lineup (the other being “Ponyboi”) in which children who were given distinctive names by doomed macho dads spend years wondering what those monikers mean. In both
