A Spike Lee Joint: Summer of Sam [1999]
What makes Lee one of the great American filmmakers of the ‘90s is that, very much like Martin Scorsese, he had a firm directorial handle on each and every aspect of the (rather wild) filmmaking. This master director of style, story, and substance continued with his incredibly probing and incredibly entertaining examinations on specific New York cultures within a specific time, getting the most out of the individuals that resided in these colourful settings.
Disobedience [2018]: A Complex Slow-Burning Drama about the Freedom of Choice
After receiving the Best Foreign Language Film award for his trans-drama ‘A Fantastic Woman’, Sebastian Lelio is back with ‘Disobedience’…
Revenge [2017]: A Roaring Rampage of Retribution
Following the established structure of its notorious genre yet managing to infuse a refreshing vibe to it, Revenge is a…
5 Centimeters Per Second [2007]: A Gorgeously Rendered Tale of Young Love & Yearning Desires
Makoto Shinkai’s sophomore feature is an intimately crafted, elegantly narrated & gorgeously animated tale of young love & yearning desires…
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back [2001] – Lookback on the Throw-back
Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back seems to be yet another somewhat frustrating experience where every fourth joke lands, and every thirteenth joke illicits a hearty laugh – and there’s still at least a joke every half a minute (unless there’s scantily-clad women involved).
Ghostbox Cowboy (2018): ‘Tribeca’ Review
John Maringouin brings a partly comic and partly melancholic tale of a lost cowboy in his debut feature film, Ghostbox…
Heavenly Creatures Review [1994]: Friendship. Love. Imagination. Obsession. Murder.
Bringing Peter Jackson to mainstream prominence and presenting Kate Winslet & Melanie Lynskey in their screen debut, Heavenly Creatures combines…
The Gentle Indifference of the World [2018]: ‘Cannes’ Review
The couple of people at the center of Adilkhan Yerzhanov’s “The Gentle Indifference of The World” have accepted the fact that life…