Hustlers [2019] Review: A Surface-Level look at Female Friendship and Surviving the American Dream
Lorene Scafaria’s film is about female strippers. It’s also about horny Wallstreet guys who have a knack for the aforementioned….
T for Taj Mahal [2019]: ‘Jagran Film Festival’ Review – A Sisyphean struggle to provide education
“T for Taj Mahal doesn’t just focus on education nor does it directly challenge the highly absurd traditions of auspicious…
Subject-ifying Monica Bellucci
Here, my meticulousness wishes to shift the reader’s attention from Monica’s breasts to her cinematic persona. Monica Bellucci did not…
The Ward [2010] Review: Not Carpenteresque Enough
John Carpenter’s final feature film (to date) is so generic, forgettable & lacking in atmosphere that it’s difficult to believe…
Parasite (Gisaengchung) [2019] Review – A blood sucking drama on class divide
The family in ‘Parasite (Gisaengchung)‘ live underground like rats in a sewer. They steal wi-fi from a nearby cafe and…
August (Agosto): ‘TIFF’ Review – A merging of adolescent and adulthood crises and realities
Armando Capo’s feature debut August (Agosto), is a simple, beautiful and poignant narrative of adolescent experiences coupled with socio-political influences…
Ghosts of Mars [2001] Review: Could Have Been Worse
John Carpenter’s penultimate feature film to date is a horror sci-fi actioner that’s crafted like an exploitation flick and even…
Stranger Than Paradise [1984] – A Charmingly Low-Key Classic of American Indie Cinema
Jim Jarmusch’s sophomore feature Stranger Than Paradise (1984) has sixty-seven shots – mostly long static shots filmed with live sound…