‘Tell me who your enemy is, and I will tell you who you are.’ – Carl Schmitt The journey through the human experience tends to come back to the notion of justice. It is as simple as everyday conversations in the form of throwaway lines like, ‘That isn’t fair’ or ‘How can people get away with […]
Richard Linklater’s Last Flag Flying, based on the 2005 book of the same name by Darryl Ponicsan is a character-rich comedy-drama that rises above its flaws on the back of strong writing and a great cast. Larry ‘Doc’ Shepard (Steve Carell) is a Vietnam veteran whose son was killed in action in the Iraq War. […]
R-Rated comedies and Christmas are often great money spinners for Hollywood. So, the next logical step is to make a Christmas set sequel of an R-Rated comedy, leading to a pointless film. Christmas is that magical time of year that brings families together. The downside is Christmas brings the crazy mothers of the first Bad […]
Paddington Bear is back for another positively charming romp through a beautifully stylised London! This time around, his adventures introduce him to a carousel of colorful figures, ranging from his array of neighbors to a seemingly unsavory bunch of prison inmates. Some brilliant cameos from the likes of Sanjeev Bhaskar, Richard Ayoade, and Joanna Lumley […]
Slums may well be breeding grounds of crime, but middle-class suburbs are incubators of apathy and delirium. – Cyril Connolly The dark comedy has had a special place in the cinematic realm that draws on the juxtaposition that comedy is not merely pratfalls or the latest stand up comedian wanting a movie career. They cut a fine […]
Dean Devlin is best known for being the writer on Roland Emmerich Hollywood films in the ‘90s. Now after a long career of writing and producing Devlin has moved into the director’s chair and makes his debut with the incredibly silly Geostorm. In the near future Earth suffers from extreme weather events that leads to two […]
We Need to talk about Kevin director Lynne Ramsay is back with another dark and intense thriller, this time based on the novella You Were Never Really Here by Jonathan Ames. Joaquin Phoenix stars as Joe, a haunted hitman, on a mission to break up a sex trafficking ring. The title sets up the tone of […]
Based on true events, Roland Joffé’s The Forgiven stars the brilliantly mutable Forest Whittaker as Archbishop Desmond Tutu, as he meets with unapologetic murderer Piet Blomfeld (Eric Bana) in the aftermath of apartheid. The film captures the fragility of the peace brought about by Nelson Mandela and raises deep questions regarding morality and forgiveness. Whilst Blomfeld […]
The Death of Stalin is a hilarious, and often morbid comedy about the ruthless power struggles that occurred in the wake of Joseph Stalin’s death in 1953. Writer/director Armando Iannucci, best known for the biting political satire show The Thick of It and its film spin-off In the Loop, takes a stab at satirizing Russian politics […]
Even though Chris Hemsworth himself has been a revelation in the role since the start, the Thor movies have generally been the weakest link of the Marvel Cinematic Universe – not bad, but not great and certainly not anyone’s favorite. The third entry, Thor: Ragnarok, takes a big step towards rectifying that. This bright, colorful, […]
