The Bubble is a Five Minute Sketch Stretched into a 2-Hour, Toothless Satire
Usually, you get to see reviewers flex their writing chops when especially terrible films have the misfortune of landing on their plates. As disappointed as they are by the terribleness of these films, one can’t help but feel that reviewers…
Everyone Has Their Place: Examining Snowpiercer’s Ideology
Bong Joon-ho’s film Snowpiercer based on Jacques Lob’s post-apocalyptic French novel, Le Transperceneige follows Curtis Everett, a lower-class man or a “tailee” leading a revolution against an unyielding ideological regime. The year is 2031, 19 years after a man-made chemical…
Apple TV+ Original Coda’s Best Picture Win May Just Bring a New Wave of Streaming Revolution
On March 27, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored the best performances of the film industry released between March 1 and December 31, 2021. If you finished processing the plucking editorials and memes regarding ‘The Slap’, you…
The Adam Project is a Heartfelt Sci-fi Action Adventure about Time Travel and Family Bonds
Have you wanted to travel back in time and give your younger self some advice? Or maybe travel to the future and see how you turned out? The Adam Project brings that fantasy to the screen. Ryan Reynolds reunites with…
Hulu’s Fresh Showcases the Terrors of Modern Dating
The film took a hammer to knock down the fantasy of meeting strangers and falling in love. Satire, cannibalism, organ trafficking, and horror - Fresh incorporates it all, giving rise to a disturbing yet compelling watch. Romance is dead- it…
Munich: The Edge of War is Almost Great, But Doesn’t Quite Make It
Burning questions refer to issues or topics that often ensue heated conversations. "What are the odds that we could have averted the Second World War?" is one of such questions. You have probably come across it, imparted wisdom, or heard…
Turning Red is a Coming-of-Age-Story about a Troubled Chinese Pre-Teen
For an extended period, we've only seen werewolves and the Incredible Hulk as colorful metaphors for mood swings and angry outbursts, which represented boys' mood swings. But what about the girls? We also have mood swings, yet nobody has ever…
The Batman is a Gritty, Grounded Take on the Dark Knight (that is also One of the Best Superhero Movies in Years)
The Batman is third reboot featuring the caped crusader since his first cinematic outing in 1989. On paper, that might make you think this might be unnecessary and a retread of previous films. Thankfully, the Batman is, perhaps, the best…
A Thursday is a Pulse-Pounding Hostage Thriller that Doesn’t Quite Stick its Landing
A Thursday is clearly meant to be a spiritual successor to the cult hit Naseeruddin Shah-starrer A Wednesday. Both are about a vigilante protagonist going up against the police, driven by societal injustice. This movie, however, is a lot more…
Kimi is a Taut, Modern Thriller centered around Technology and set in the Pandemic Era
Kimi dips into a familiar well that the likes of Rear Window and Panic Room took inspiration from: thrillers that feature stalkers stumbling into disturbing information. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, a seasoned director who has directed the likes of the…
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