In the end, it’s all about a vanished pistol. And it has been and still is the key part of the drama. Iman (Missagh Zareh), in Rasoulof’s masterfully crafted, powerfully angry and almost entirely hollow movie “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” swears towards the beginning of the film that he has misplaced the gun […]
Toning down the oblique flirtations with horror he sometimes dabbles with, Pablo Larraín’s cinema isn’t quite there even though it often cuts through to the hints being there. In his work, the hints are painted vividly in the character of Tony Manero who idolizes John Travolta’s portrayal of a dancer in Saturday Night Fever. But
Luca Guadignino is one of those directors who have reached a point in their careers where their direction is a performance of its own, and quite fortunate for him, his material seems to call for a go for broke, dump the toybox upside down tactic. “Queer”, about an American writer Daniel Craig, addicted to both,
All the Formula 1 fans and also a native Brazilian are in an agreement and can easily understand when they are explained that Ayrton Senna was one of the greatest drivers to have ever lived. Great in terms of stunning looks, youthfulness, charisma along with an ability to make even the toughest of times turn
Robert Eggers’ “Nosferatu” is a shocking, gorgeous and strangely beautiful viewing experience: it is mesmerizing in the most frightened way possible. Transfixing is the writer/director of “The Witch, “The Lighthouse”, and “The Northman” along with the other three films as while watching his works one feels surprised that he is a rare person who can
The film ‘Brutalist,’ as probably many would agree, would have suited Pansy, the main character, quite well. Pansy is neither an architect nor a person who feels well, in her old age. In Pansy’s case, the manner in which she interacts with everyone be it her family, grocery store cashiers, and furniture store sales people
“Day of the Fight” plays out like a common underdog movie and while it is not exactly a masterpiece, it doesn’t feel out of place either. The movie chronicles the story of the Brooklyn fighter Irish Mike Flannigan (played by Michael Pitt) on the verge of a significant fight for him in almost a decade,
Sujo unfolds to be an uncompromising view that tells us about the cyclical oppression emanating from violence. The story begins with a shadowy scene from the past, remembering the words of a rugged horse: He’s always getting away,” said the owner to a child. The scene cut transitions to vision from Josue’s terrifying eyes capturing
I cannot shake off the griping sense of hopelessness and despair I got from Magnus von Horn’s “The Girl with the Needle” and “Beanpole” combined. It’s an idée fixe that these films ruthless portray, women with nowhere to go, struggling their entire lives while being shoved deeper into the gutter. This case arises as the
The title ‘The Unstoppables’ would be more fitting, because this based on true life sportsman who faces odds and thrives, only to evolve into a motivational speaker saga, contains two protagonists. One is Anthony Robles (Jharrel Jerome), a one-legged wresting champion, and the second, is a battered domestic violence survivor and devoted mother to Anthony
