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.
This is a Spanish film directed by Nacho Vigalondo who later wrote, directed and produced Colossal. Timecrimes is a lovely film with a simplistic setting that gets tangled in time complexities and ends by untangling itself free of any major plot holes. The film stars Karra Elejalde in the lead role. Nacho, himself, has played … Read more
A Ghost Story is not a horror movie. And no, this is not a spoiler. This is to ensure that you go watch it with the right expectation and aren’t left fuming. It is, however, a supernatural drama. The film stars Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara in the lead roles. The film is written, directed … Read more
Enemy is a 2013 Psychological Thriller brought to us by Denis Villeneuve, who also directed Arrival. Enemy makes Arrival look pretty straightforward. The Enemy cast includes Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent and Sarah Gadon in the lead roles. The story sees two identical people running into each other and what this does to their personal lives. … Read more
Julia’s Eyes is a Spanish Thriller (Los ojos de julia) directed by Guillem Morales. It sees Belén Rueda in the lead role. The story revolves around a lady with degenerative vision condition who’s trying to get to the bottom of the death of her twin sister. The thriller is quite gripping but does leave a … Read more
Harmony is a Japanese Anime Film directed by Michael Arias and Takashi Nakamura. The story is set in a future where the world is divided into two. One, that continues to live everyday lives like the present but are forced to exist in poor conditions for not complying. The rest of the world has decided … Read more
The Villainess is a South Korean film directed by Byung-gil Jung. Ok-bin Kim plays the lead role. The story follows our lead character who is a villainess amongst many other villains and villainesses. The opening sequence draws you into this film like none other but you are pretty much left craving for more while you … Read more
Source Code is a “repeating loop” Science Fiction film directed by Duncan Jones whose earlier film was Moon. Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, and Vera Farmiga play the lead characters. It even has Russell Peters in a guest role. Unlike Moon, Source Code is a fast-paced thriller. The film follows a man who is made to … Read more
Infinity Chamber, or as it was named Somino earlier, is a complex Science-Fiction, Psychological-Thriller presented by Travis Milloy. It sees Christopher Soren Kelly and Cassandra Clark in the lead roles. The movie is apparently about a person who has been arrested and placed in a futuristic computerized prison. The plot is centered on his efforts … Read more
Vanilla Sky is a beautiful remake of the Spanish film “Abre Los Ojos” (Open Your Eyes) by Cameron Crowe. The Vanilla Sky cast includes Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz and Cameron Diaz in leading roles. What begins as a romantic tale with a murder mystery slowly unfolds to become something that warps reality. You know I … Read more
The Spanish film Contratiempo is written and directed by Oriol Paulo and is available on Netflix. It stars Mario Casas, Bárbara Lennie, José Coronado and Ana Wagener in the lead roles. The film is a pleasure to watch and it keeps you on your toes. While the story is actually pretty straightforward, the non-linear storytelling … Read more