The film “Original Sin”, released in 2001, is an American erotic thriller directed by Michael Cristofer featuring Antonio Banderas alongside Angelina Jolie. The film is based on Cornell Woolrich’s novel, “Waltz into Darkness.” It is also a remake of François Truffaut’s “Mississippi Mermaid” produced in 1969. The film is set in Cuba in the late […]
“‘Phony’ is an independently-made film that touches on subjects such as romance, lies, and the ever-blurring line between fiction and reality. Bush David serves as the director, and his perspective on people’s willingness to dig into the truth behind their relationships and further exploit it is intriguing.” Synopsis: The story follows character Sam, a filmmaker
In 2015, Eva Husson made her feature film debut in France with “”Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story),” which is a French drama. The movie is located in the beautiful seaside town of Biarritz and the story revolves around a group of rich teenagers during their idle summer and examines the concepts of self-discovery, romance
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Introduction Patrice Chéreau’s Intimacy (2001) is an emotionally charged and unflinching film that explores intimacy, domesticity, and desire. It is inspired by the short stories of British author Hanif Kureishi which portray the tenuous balance between closeness and alienation in a relationship. Intimacy is a striking departure from traditional romantic dramas in that it is
The movie starts with Austin Abrams’s character, Henry Page, whom we learn is an avid writer in the making but has not experienced love the way he dreams. Fast forward, a new student joins his school, Grace Town (played by Lili Reinhart), who walks with a cane and seems quite mysterious, and a bit odd,
‘Higop’ which is also known as ‘Sip’ is a Filipino drama that made its rotation internationally in 2023. This film was directed by Topel Lee, and the plot follows Noah, a character played by the accomplished Josef Elizalde. He is quite intrusive and borderline obsessive about his ex girlfriend, Ysa who is now, who now
“Haslers,” a 2023 Filipino drama directed by Jose Abdel Langit, delves into the complexities of friendship, betrayal, and personal ambition. The film centers on four estranged friends—Hazel, Cheska, Sofia, and Thea—whose lives become intertwined once more due to a scandal that tests the strength of their bonds. Synopsis: The narrative follows Hazel (Quinn Carrillo), Cheska
Diary of a Nymphomaniac is a film directed by Christian Molina and it was made in Spain and France in 2008. The motivation for producing this film is a story that has aspects of true experiences – Valeri Tasso’s “Diary of a Nymphomaniac”. The portrayal highlights a multifaceted character named Val (portrayed by actress Belen
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X-Rated: The Greatest Adult Movies of All Time” is a 2015 documentary authored by Bryn Pryor and worked on by Paul Fishbein. The documentary describes the growth of the pornographic film industry by focusing on thirty two films considered groundbreaking in the history of American porn – starting from the 1970s and ending in the
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If the figures are correct, E. L. James’s book “Fifty Shades of Grey,” has been purchased by more than a hundred million people, out of which only twenty million were under the delusion that it is a paint catalogue. That leaves a solid eighty million or so who had to read something like – “He
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