There is a wealth of chameleon-like modes within Chiwetel Ejiofor — actor. director — who even in a dormant state engages the viewer. The man who plays along with White and Beauty, the Golden Globe winner, the star of several high profile projects like Apollo 18 and even the upcoming Venom: The Last Dance seems, […]
It was heartening to witness Alec Baldwin as an enraged Boston cop for the first time. Of course, this was not the last time viewers saw the actor in an angry or violent role, as almost two decades into the future, we see Baldwin again playing a hot headed character, only this time behind the
This is an awkward action-comedy where Antonio Banderas romanticizes Machiavelli while the last pieces of his criminal empire continue crumbling down. The Clean Up Crew wears your patience thin with exasperatings stories of incompetent and uncoordinated thieves, unethical law-enforcement officers and a crew of four crime scene clean-up who find themselves romantically involved in a
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It has to be acknowledged that using disjointed storytelling devices in a narrative is not always the right choice, particularly in thrillers where keeping the audience on the edge of the seat is imperative. Attempts to relieve pressure may lead to relieving tension disruptively. People might have found out that even though there is a
Catching Dust is a gripping and riveting thriller which ensures that no viewer breathes without anticipation. An abused woman suffocated by an overbearing spouse in the deserts of nowhere resorts to strange people to help her escape from the oppression. Issues of domestic violence, arguments between spouses, and ulterior motives are presented in the film
The Killer can be taken as Woos first work for the American audience, though the work is very technical, the critics were divided in the virtues of such revolution. The storyline moves to Paris, with Emmanuel portraying the character that made Chow a goddess of the Indian cinema. That in itself shouldn’t be controversial except
Just when you thought burnished shadowy plots had their 21st century remedy with last week’s skincare release comes PRP to dry any resistance to The Other Laurens This flashy new neo-noir has glorious images in plenty but do not be deceived by the films W H setting. This feature from co-writer and director Claude Schmitz
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Women should be featured more predominantly in the direction of Westerns; that shifts perception and makes a change in the content itself. The mini-series that stream best Godless (2017) is certainly one of the set things in motion, more recently, the English mini series with Emily Blunt was incredible as well. In the past few
If this needs to be done, then be a part of the story, but be careful. Talking of the critics must mention that they saw something in Jake Gyllenhaal’s character in Dan Gilroy’s Nightcrawler which, in the beginning, amused them but eventually did not please them. By the very end, however, it seemed there were
The challenge of films featuring a ‘one shot’ style (or films that seem to only rely on a one shot style) is that the Director or film maker is mostly focused on the technical aspect of shooting the film and not the narrative or the cast. For every 1917, a summer blockbuster film with enough