When I first saw Darren Aronofsky’s film Black Swan, Natalie Portman’s acting shined, and the movie was terrific. But the nuances missed me entirely because I had no clue about the Swan Lake Ballet (which they are rehearsing for in the film). Fortunately, during my trip to Russia for the Football World Cup, I lucked … Read more
The Wailing is a South Korean psychological thriller, drama directed by Na Hong-jin. It’s not a classic horror flick featuring jumpy moments, and that’s a good thing. While it might be a little lengthy, it packs in elements of the supernatural and suspense right up to the end. After getting a whole bunch of requests, … Read more
Collateral Beauty was directed by David Frankel and has a big cast which consists of Will Smith, Edward Norton, Keira Knightley, Michael Peña, Naomie Harris, Jacob Latimore, Kate Winslet, and Helen Mirren. The film saw a weak reaction from the audience and bad reviews from critics. Well, it wasn’t a terrible film, it’s good for … Read more
Here’s the film The Invitation explained in one line. Plot Explanation After hanging out with a cult in Mexico for two years, Will’s ex-wife and her ex-coke-snorting husband invite a group of friends, and two visibly loony strangers, to an unnecessarily long drawn dinner party which ends with a failed attempt at group-poisoning and a … Read more
French director Olivier Assayas brings us Clouds of Sils Maria. The film stars Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart in the leading roles. The film is about an aging actress who was once propelled to fame in her career because of her role in a play where she plays the young love interest of an older … Read more
Under The Skin is a Sci-FI Drama directed by Jonathan Glazer. It stars Scarlet Johansson in the lead role. The film also sees Jeremy McWilliams who is a real-life bike racer. The film consists of a mix of both scripted as well as candid shots. Apparently, they later took permissions from each of the candid … Read more
This article is about the 2011 movie by the name Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and not the BBC series or the book. The film is directed by Tomas Alfredson who also brought us Let The Right One In. There is a very strong star cast featuring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Toby … 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
Elle is the French movie adaptation of the novel “Oh..”. Paul Verhoeven is the director who brought us the old school hits like Robocop, Total Recall, Basic Instinct etc. Elle is a French film which sees Isabelle Huppert in the lead role. The film is a bit of a punch-in-the-face every now and then and … Read more
Nacho Vigalondo is the boss-man who wrote and directed the Spanish brilliance – Timecrimes. Colossal too, has been written and directed by him. It’s a pretty amazing concept and stars Anne Hathaway in the lead role of an alcoholic woman. She goes on to realize that she seems to have a mystical connection to Seoul. … Read more