A Decade On: There Will Be Blood [2007]
As entertaining and as captivating as it is, it is quite a disturbing and rather hopeless reflection of Western civilisation’s capitalist system, but its mirror is so simple, yet potent that it rings so incredibly close to the bone no matter who’s the United States president.
Mother! [2017]: An Exercise in Gender Studies
If Noah was a misstep, mother! is pretty concrete proof that Aronofsky is back on firm footing and definitely seems to be equipped with a provocative edge to his dark sense of theatrical storytelling. He pushes, prods, provokes and stupefies. Aided by a hypnotic performance by Jennifer Lawrence, he does something a lot of filmmakers today forget to do: he makes watching a film a personal experience for each individual viewer.
The Killing of a Sacred Deer [2017]: Revenge is a Dish Best Served Twisted
“The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for…
Battle of the Sexes [2017] – An Imperfect Yet Rousing & Timely Examination of Rampant Sexism
Battle of the Sexes [2017]: An Imperfect Yet Rousing & Timely Examination of Rampant Sexism There have been significant shift…
Somebody’s Darling [2016] : Supernatural Manifestation of Fraternity Culture
Somebody’s Darling [2016] : Supernatural Manifestation of Fraternity Culture You walk into the frat party that every college student dreams…
Dark (2017–) – A Cryptic and Mind-Bending Family Saga
Life is a labyrinth. Some people wander around their whole lives looking for a way out, but there’s only…
A Decade On: No Country for Old Men [2007]
No Country for Old Men is the Coens working at their most minimalistic, their most stylistically restrained, and arguably their most intensely atmospheric – and surprisingly, it turned out to be one of their most memorable hits.
Thelma [2017] – A Striking Tale of Self-Discovery with Spellbinding Imagery
Thelma [2017] : A Striking Tale of Self-Discovery with Spellbinding Imagery Norwegian film-maker Joachim Trier’s movies are about young people…