Woman at War (Kona fer í stríð) [2019] Review: Intelligent. Funny. Urgent.
Intelligent, funny & urgent, Woman at War (Kona fer í stríð) is a deceptively lighthearted yet highly riveting tale of a…
A Hidden Life [2019] Review: Terrence Malick’s Finest In Ages
After spending an entire decade experimenting with ideas & feelings in his abstract works, all of which were filmed without…
Shoeshine [1946] Review – De Sica’s Somber Classic on Social Systems of Prejudice and Oppression
Vittorio De Sica’s neorealist masterpiece, Bicycle Thieves (1948) opens in front of a freshly reconstructed government building with a crowd…
This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection [2020]: ‘Sundance’ Review – A haunting parable about loss of individual and collective identity
In Lemohang Jermiah Mosese’s sophomore feature film, This is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection death is a character in…
20 Criminally Underrated Films of 2019
20 Criminally Underrated Films of 2019: 2019 has been a great year for films. The veteran film-makers like Quentin Tarantino,…
Australian New Wave – Films of the ’80s
In its resurgence in the ‘70s, Australian cinema was admirable in how much it was able to suddenly emulate the quality of the films being released in the USA and Britain. But just like in these countries, this quality declined in the ‘80s, though still offered an exciting time for cinema and how it could reflect our cultures of this specific era.
Psycho [2020] Review – A Very Problematic and Insipid Take on the Serial-Killer Narrative
We know a film can only be as good as its screenplay. It can’t be made into something it isn’t…
Just Mercy [2019] Review – A Mild Legal Drama on a Shocking Reality
Just Mercy Movie Review: The provision of equality is legally objective that cannot be falsified in a democratic republic standing…