Margaret [2011] Review: A real coming-of-age drama
This makes this one of the better coming-of-age films out there – instead of the usual horniness and solipsism and stale sentimentality that permeates this sub-genre, Margaret takes a far more thoughtful and intelligent perspective, showing that growing up is to do with widening your awareness of others, not limiting it.
Wandering Earth Netflix [2019] Review: A disappointing Hollywood disaster flick with a Chinese flavor
Wandering Earth is currently the best-selling movie of 2019 – but you probably haven’t heard of it. The box office intake…
Fighting With My Family [2019] Review: A competent work with an engaging narrative
Family, identity, and dreams serve as the central theme of Fighting With My Family which is basically a WWE biopic….
Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels (1975) Movie Review: Understanding the Pattern-of-life
When we talk about experimental cinema alongside the women in the avant-garde and their contribution to changing the way we…
15 Must-See Coming Of Age Films Of 2018
Some of the greatest films of the year have great thematic elements that often deal with the sadness and necessity…
Paddleton [2019] Review – A Bittersweet bromance
The sophomore feature film of cinematographer turned director, Alexandre Lehmann’s “Paddleton” is brimming with bittersweet and poignant moments and deadpan…
Of Fathers and Sons [2018] Review: An Unshakeable Portrait of Inherited Islamist Fervour
An unbiased, unprejudiced & unfiltered observation of jihadist life and how extremist ideology is passed down through lineage, Of Fathers…
Spike Lee- He’s Gotta Have It
I do hope to see more filmmakers be open about their love and hatred for their contemporaries, though still retain their class and respectfulness towards others and their achievements, even if they simply remain seated on their hands.