This Oscar nominated short touches on two commonly discussed topics. From a filmmaking perspective, this takes the time-loop route. Happy Death Day and sequel, Palm Springs, The Map of Tiny Perfect Things and now Two Distant Strangers are some of the more recent examples of time related anomaly storytelling. And from a (not so) current […]
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Run – Review
Seeing such a simple concept being expertly crafted and fundamentally resourceful with what constraints it has, is a rare thing to come by. Director Aneesh Chaganty has managed to achieve that for the second time, first being with his surprise hit Searching (2018). Yet again his scope is small, with the majority of the events […]
Capone – Review
Last year’s Capone was met with less than stellar responses in its limited release. Yet another feature scheduled for a global movie theatre release that didn’t make it due to COVID related cancellations. Now it receives its debut streaming gig with it making its way onto Netflix. Josh Trank’s biopic of the infamous Mafioso, was […]
News of the World – Review
Netflix’s latest dive into the Western genre, sees Tom Hanks wander the land of a post Civil War America as a travelling news reader (look how far we’ve come eh?). The war veteran crosses paths with Johanna (Helena Zengel). A Kiowa raised child who’s found mysteriously alone with no sign of family around. When Captain […]
Malcolm & Marie – Review
Sam Levinson’s shouty and repulsive discussion heavy novelty, disguises itself in an art house, future media student glorification piece. Two actors that are quickly becoming the hot topics in their field, elevate Levinson’s sybaritic slog high above water as to not let the material drown in its own straining self indulgence. It’s a big night […]
The White Tiger – Review
It’s a rags to riches story, or in this case slumdog to millionaire. Balram (Adarsh Gourav), who comes from the low caste side of India, wriggles his way into a wealthy family and once he’s starting to earn real bucks as a personal chauffeur for them, develops an unhealthy taste for success. Balram hopes that […]
Outside the Wire – Review
Netflix’s flurry into the action world has been far from stellar at this point. Mediocrity is what I’ve come to expect as a base level, with anything going above thrilling and worthwhile a bonus. Sadly again, Outside the Wire fails to be as compelling as the story it wishes to tell. In the not so […]
Pieces of a Woman – Review
They say that child birth can be a beautiful thing. But what happens if it doesn’t go according to plan? Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó, demonstrates exactly that, in this painfully poignant piece that follows a couple who are met with such fate. Vanessa Kirby’s (Mission Impossible: Fallout) Martha and Shia LaBeouf’s (Honey Boy, The Peanut […]
Spree – Review
“It’s a numbers game, and right now I’m a zero” – Kurt Kunkle It’s the modern age movie for the modern age audience. 2020’s Spree makes its appearance on Netflix and the Generation Z(ers) amongst us have plenty to get excited about. Joe Keery (Stranger Things) stars as Kurt Kunkle (AKA @Kurtsworld96), a wannabe influencer […]
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – Review
We’re almost at curtain call on this troubled year. A year I think we’re all ready to put in the past, and focus on our futures. However, we’ll always look back on this year for the losses we’ve all had in some form or another. And one loss that the world mourned, was that of […]
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