20 Criminally Underrated Films of 2019
20 Criminally Underrated Films of 2019: 2019 has been a great year for films. The veteran film-makers like Quentin Tarantino,…
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![Dark Waters [2019] Review– A Conventional yet Compelling Account of Toxic Chemical Pollution](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Dark-Waters-2019-768x567.jpg)
Dark Waters [2019] Review– A Conventional yet Compelling Account of Toxic Chemical Pollution
Todd Haynes’ Dark Waters (2019) tells one of the biggest, blood-curdling stories of corporate malfeasance. Through the slightly dramatized tale…
![Rome, Open City [1945] Review – A Powerful Lament on the Quiet Defiance of War-Afffected Italians](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Rome-Open-City-1945-768x432.jpg)
Rome, Open City [1945] Review – A Powerful Lament on the Quiet Defiance of War-Afffected Italians
Film-maker and screenwriter Paul Schrader in his remarkable introduction essay to the new edition of his seminal film theory text,…
![Lumumba [2000] Review – An Informative and Poignant Political Docu-Drama](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Lumumba-2000-768x509.jpg)
Lumumba [2000] Review – An Informative and Poignant Political Docu-Drama
Haitian film-maker and political activist Raoul Peck through swift dramatizations has persistently explored the traumas of post-colonial turbulence. Though born…
![Verdict [2019]: ‘TIFF’ Review – Authentic but Lacking](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Verdict1-highonfilms-768x384.jpg)
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Verdict [2019]: ‘TIFF’ Review – Authentic but Lacking
Verdict (2019) rests on a simple and effective premise. Pushed to her breaking point, a Philippine wife and mother decides…
![Salvatore Giuliano [1962] Review – A Portrait of Sicily through the Tale of an Enigmatic Bandit](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Salvatore-Giuliano-1962-768x416.jpg)
Salvatore Giuliano [1962] Review – A Portrait of Sicily through the Tale of an Enigmatic Bandit
The island of Sicily in Italy was invaded by the Allied forces in 1943, indirectly leading to the reemergence of…
![Forbidden Games [1952] Review – An Astonishingly Poignant Drama on Broken Childhood](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Forbidden-Games-1952-768x432.jpg)
Forbidden Games [1952] Review – An Astonishingly Poignant Drama on Broken Childhood
Rene Clement’s Forbidden Games (‘Jeux interdits’, 1952) — based on writer Francois Boyer’s novel — is one of the greatest…
![Buoyancy [2019] ‘IFFI’ Review – A heart-pounding drama](https://www.highonfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/buoyancy-2019-review-768x315.jpg)
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Buoyancy [2019] ‘IFFI’ Review – A heart-pounding drama
Buoyancy [2019] ‘IFFI’ Review: “Why did you give birth to so many kids?” Chakra asks his Father, its a question…
Ranked: Every International Feature Film Submitted for 92nd Academy Awards 2020
This April, the Academy changed the name of their “Foreign Language Film” category to the “International Feature Film Award,” effective…