There’s a lot of ambition behind Amazon MGM’s action-adventure Christmas movie ‘Red One’, to start with. As the movie tells the story of Santa Claus in a rather modern light, twisting the character into a bodybuilder, the movie sure has a lot of plot holes. And the shift in imagery surrounding the movie has gotten […]
Transformers a global phenomenon in 2007 thanks to ‘Paranormal Activity fully developed the modern found footage genre’ and since then there have been in efforts in re inventing the genre. One of the best among in the found footage genre is Set ten years ago Creep Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice star in the film
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The holiday season is all about light romance and charming flicks charmed Christmas romance comedy that is. There’s a specialty town sprinkled with snow, petite towns create an abundant supply of Christmas wreaths, expect a heroine for this season with advanced entrepreneurship skills but yet looking for the perfect partner, and lastly brace yourselves for
Elton John: Never Too Late is an emotional film suitable for John’s target audience and it somewhat resembles the official oil portraits commissioned by the astute self-assured members of the royal family. The movie is available to stream on Disney+ and was also made available for a short time. It is co-directed by David Furnish,
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In a 2017 interview, director Payal Kapadia made an observation, “One does not need to look too far for inspiration because the life that surrounds us is full of poetic possibilities including dreams and memories”. This artistic standpoint was evident in her first feature, the documentary ‘A Night of Knowing Everything’, and it becomes more
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In “Night is Not Eternal”, Nanfu Wang connects her cinematic activism in China with the activism of Rosa Maria Paya Rosa who shot Wang twice in Cuba. But her connection is not incidental, but quite political. It is not only the country where Wang created her film that can be referred to as an authoritarian
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This discovery is not too surprising for anyone who uses their cellphones at least for a portion of their day. Everyone has witnessed a phone commercial pop-up that is astonishingly surreal. You might have whispered a word or two to your partner or a friend, and the next thing you know, you have a targeted
At times, we long for enchantment, which could be in the form of an uplifting true story brought to life by gorgeous British rendered accents actors, or even as a film starring Bill Nighy. Regardless, the movie in question is titled “Joy,” and is built off of the life of Louise Brown, the first human
While Hong Sang-soo’s comedies of manners are not meant to provoke a lot of laughter, they contain some robust dry humor and satire. After directing over thirty films, the skilled Korean director has certainly mastered his craft. He blends in minimalism while filming, using a tripod to keep the camera still, zooming in when absolutely
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The phrase “The personal is political” has been more than a mere slogan it has also served as a battle standard for feminism since the 1960s onwards. “Witches”, which she wrote and directed, Elizabeth Sankey is both personal and political in the most visceral sense. She illustrates, comments, and derides policy and cultural discussions regarding
