The movie under the title The Christmas Pageant is an adaptation of the novel “The Worst Children in the World” which by the way was written in 1972 by Barbara Robinson. Its director Dallas Jenkins has put a lot of effort into the movie to spread the core message of hope and kindness over the […]
For more than twenty years, the Mexican cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto has earned a reputation as one of the most reliable professionals in his field. After reaching international recognition thanks to Prieto’s work in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Amores Perros” and “21 Grams’, Prieto has also directed Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain, Ben Affleck for Argo, Martin
Fingers crossed I won’t get penalized for this, but here it goes. “Starring Jerry as Himself” is an excellent example of any renowned person being truthfully strange and unlike any fictional character. Citing themselves and accepting that some things are partially false or have dramatic elements as they put it- makes such movies highly slippery
Malcolm Washington’s “The Piano Lesson” is a Revamping of August Wilson’s piano lesson, and the feature film marks Malcolm’s directorial debut. Washington collaborates with a well-known trio which includes John David Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, and Danielle Deadwyler, and this drama encapsulates the Black experience in America in terms of trauma, wealth, and history. The
For me, the idea of a supreme power that governs everything is scary but for some people not believing due to the supreme power is scarier. Such phenomena are explored in more depth thanks to Scott Beck and Bryan Woods in their movie “Heretic” which goes into a depth analysis of religion and faith. Just
In “Youth (Homecoming)” the final segment of Chinese director Wang Bing’s three-part documentary on young textile workers in the Northern Zhili town, the soft, yet firm, boundaries of expression are apparent. Wang, like most non-fiction directors, has to first shape his recordings, however, in this instance, it is not through a story. Wang along with
Taipei’s Weekend is a movie from the 90s designed to be a complete action-packed picture, B-Movie style, directed by George Huang. It’s been co-written by Luc Besson which gives a bit of insight into the movie’s style. Nonetheless, this movie portrays a few teenage characters engaging in fight sequences that make little sense. To add
The director Mikael Håfström’s exploitation of the film “Stockholm Bloodbath” easily marks the struggles he goes through concerning retaining the tone of the movie. The movie revolves around multiple players that belong to competing factions which results in it becoming complicated, the restoring of context and storylines becomes hard since there are so many in
What do you think about sacrificing a life just to be able to see your lost loved one? Surely there can be a line to be drawn to this question. These contrasting thoughts are at the center of Jérémy Clapin’s “Meanwhile on Earth.” It revolves around the politics of existence, grief, and loss while seamlessly
The post-apocalyptic story is based on creatures who, along with survivors, fought against each other. Director George Nolfi pays attention to detail, and his dramatic lunging also looks great. It’s fair to say it is directed in the same vein, but more professionally. Most science fiction movies get moronic when attempting to direct with more
