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Armando Capo’s feature debut August (Agosto), is a simple, beautiful and poignant narrative of adolescent experiences coupled with socio-political influences…
![Pompei (Pompéi) [2019]: ‘TIFF’ Review – A Visual-Stunning yet Empty Allegory on Loneliness and Escapism](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Pompei-Pompéi-highonfilms1-768x384.jpg)
It is never specified where and when John Shank and Anna Falguères’ ‘Pompei (Pompéi)‘ takes place in. Which is why…
![Synonyms (Synonymes) [2019]: ‘TIFF’ Review – A Chaotic yet Weary look into Identity Crisis](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Synonyms2-TIFF-highonfilms-768x384.jpg)
Winner of the Golden Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival, ‘Synonyms (Synonymes)’ is about a fleeing Israeli trying to…
They represent your typical popcorn horror blockbuster entertainment, which is horrendously contradictory – great horror rarely relies on the aesthetics of tent-pole films, like the loud, obvious, rushed (yet relentlessly never-ending) mood a “horror” film like these set.
I came to know about My Brilliant Friend (Season 1) through Max Richter. The story revolves around Elena and Lila and…
This confounding and genre-defying experience in storytelling and cinema-going have been billed as a film that you’ll either love or…
![The Crossing [2019]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – The Queen of Hong Kong](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/The-Crossing-highonfilms-768x512.jpg)
First-time mainland Chinese director Bai Xue managed to build up her name in the film industry with her stylish teen…
![Spider-Man: Far From Home [2019] Review – Far From Greatness](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Spiderman-Far-From-Home-768x316.jpg)
With great power, comes great responsibility. ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ handles its many responsibilities competently if never exceptionally. The weight…
The Best Netflix Original Movies of 2019: Netflix has long since been surrounded by controversy from both the representatives of…