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.
Thelma is a 2017 Norwegian supernatural psychological thriller directed by Joachim Trier and written by Eskil Vogt. The film follows the story of Thelma, a young woman who moves from her rural home to attend university in Oslo, where she begins to experience strange and dangerous supernatural powers. The film explores themes of identity, sexuality, … Read more
Being John Malkovich is, to this day, one of the strangest, most surreal movie experiences ever. It explores the concepts of manipulation, infidelity, and obsessive love, through the lens of being able to possess the body of John Malkovich. Traveling through time might be a familiar movie theme but transporting your consciousness to another person’s body is entirely … Read more
Adaptation is a 2002 film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman that follows the story of a struggling screenwriter, Charlie Kaufman, trying to adapt a non-fiction book into a feature film. The film is a complex and multi-layered work that challenges traditional narrative structures and explores themes such as creativity, inspiration, identity, … Read more
The 2015 movie The Witch, also stylized The VVitch (with two Vs instead of W), is a folk horror made by Robert Eggers. This is his directorial debut, and he already has a marking of a man who is to make the critically acclaimed The Lighthouse. The movie also grossed insane numbers at the box office. With a budget of only $4 million, … Read more
Frequencies is a science fiction film exploring the concept of a world where people are assigned a specific frequency at birth. It is a low-budget independent film released in 2013. The movie was not a commercial success by box office standards; it gathered a relatively small amount of money. However, it got positive reviews from … Read more
Where The Crawdads Sing is a 2022 crime drama based on a book by the same name directed by Olivia Newman. The film revolves around a girl who grew up in the marsh alone and is accused of murdering a city boy. Daisy Edgar-Jones is terrific in this film and she is one to look … Read more
Loving Adults (Kærlighed for voksne) is a 2022 Danish crime drama directed by Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg based on a novel by the same Danish name. The story is centred on a couple with marriage issues and a Cop who suspects the possibility of a heinous crime. The film’s end makes us wonder – what was that all about? So … Read more
The Pale Blue Eye: What it is about – it’s a film that follows a detective trying to solve a series of gruesome murders, one that starts off with a hung corpse with its heart cut out. The tale is set in 1830 and comes with great characters and plot twists. The crime drama is written and … Read more
The Menu is a 2022 thriller directed by Mark Mylod starring Ralph Fiennes in a menacing lead role. The film sees a group of ultra rich folks invited to a lavish multi-course meal in a restaurant on an isolated island. Doesn’t sound really inviting, does it? As expected, there is much more waiting for them … Read more
They say that what we don’t know can’t hurt us, but where are you willing to draw the line of blissful ignorance for the sake of your happiness? Some questions are better left unasked, some doors are better left unanswered, and some secret sex parties are better left unattended. This is precisely what Stanley Kubrick’s 1999 … Read more
