Explanation to all the complicated, hard-to-get films across the globe. If a movie confused you, come read about it and discuss it here.
The Outfit is a 2022 crime drama debut by director Graham Moore. Graham wrote the story along with Johnathan McClain. This is a beautifully executed film that keeps you guessing. The plot is centred on an old tailor whose shop is used by gangsters to conduct their dirty business. One night, it all goes south, and the … Read more
Infinity Pool is a 2023 sci-fi psychological thriller written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg, who also gave us Prossessor. If you haven’t seen that one, do check it out. In case you are wondering, Brandon is David Cronenberg’s son who’s clearly following his father’s footsteps when it comes to making bizarre films like Crimes Of The … Read more
Doctor Sleep is a 2019 psychological horror sequel to the movie The Shining based on the book by the same name. The film is directed by Mike Flanagan, who’s brought us Gerald’s Game and Oculus. It stars Ewan McGregor and Rebecca Ferguson in the leading roles. The film follows Danny’s life decades after The Shining’s events. Do give this one … Read more
The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror based on Stephen King’s book by the same name and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The film stars Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall in the leading roles. The story is centred on a family taking the job of winter caretakers of an isolated hotel as the snowy weather makes it … Read more
Dual is a 2022 science-fiction dark-comedy written and directed by Riley Stearns and has Karen Gillan starring in the leading role. The film is set in a world where a dying person can clone themselves and train the clone to become them. Once the person dies, the clone takes on the deceased person’s life. Bizarre, yes? … Read more
Over the decades, we have seen a variety of Spider-Man movies and TV shows, but each one seems to have a slightly different origin story, characters, and storylines. This is because each of these Spider-People is from a variety of parallel universes. I thought it would be handy to summarize the Spider-People you have encountered … Read more
White Noise is a 1985 novel by Don DeLillo, and Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of the novel narrates the same story as the source material. The film largely stays true to the dialogue of the book. However, the movie is less deeply cynical than the novel. The biggest deviation is probably in its comedic elements. There … Read more
Suzume is a 2022 Japanese Anime romantic fantasy written and directed by the amazing Makoto Shinkai, whose Your Name blew our minds. The movie follows a young girl who encounters a young man searching for abandoned areas with doors and ends up helping him prevent a supernatural Worm from causing earthquakes across Japan. As always, … Read more
Smile is a 2022 horror movie written and directed by Parker Finn. The story follows a therapist who is haunted by visions of people smiling at her after she witnesses a girl commit suicide in front of her, smiling. Here’s a plot and the ending of the movie Smile explained in short; spoilers ahead. Smile … Read more
M3GAN is a 2022 Sci-Fi Horror directed by Gerard Johnstone. The movie follows a roboticist who creates a life-like doll named M3GAN as a companion for a child. As the bot becomes increasingly erratic and violent, the roboticist must confront the dangerous consequences of her creation – basically, Chucky meets Terminator. Here is the plot … Read more