Paul Feig’s Jackpot is a typical high-concept comedy which one could envision getting pitched in late ‘90s or early 2000s. It says the California lottery will soon offer an interesting twist: Should someone open the winning lottery ticket but die without using a gun, he or she can claim the jackpot. It is almost a […]
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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The town of Happy Hollow is quite happy in Peacock’s new Horror-thriller ‘Hysteria’. But that’s okay since the main attraction is how this period set in the 1980s focuses on its premise of the Satanic panic and how it brings a connection with today’s world. Forty years ago, any hoo-ha about satanic cults and their
Bookworm, a dramedy humorously depicting Kiwis and their quirky lifestyle is the second film directed by Ant Timpson and here’s what is motivational – Elijah Wood, as the lead actor in the much great the first movie Come to Daddy returns with his wit and gorgeousness. The story revolves around two souls who are intransigent
The display of romance between humans and supernatural creatures is not new or rare and may be traced back to the Greeks and their love stories. There are many reasons behind this logical standing point. The harsh truth about genuine love as opposed to mere infatuation is the fact that love can be hurtful and
It is not a spoiler to say that George Clooney’s and Brad Pitt’s characters live to see another day at the ending of Jon Watts’ film, Wolfs. This seems deliberately misleading because even a sequel is being written about which has already been announced, however, that is just a clever ruse by Apple TV+ for
We usually hold quite some discussions on the challenges of making new friends in our later years. Our lives put us in limited circumscribing patterns which discourage the idea of self-in other forms, like socialization. Having said that, have you ever come across a person who is unfazed by such barriers and is ready to
Friends come and go, but family is forever. That was the adage about family up until the time people began to relook at the concept family and its significance. Indeed, there is an increasing acceptance of the idea of a family that is not biological and this is becoming depicted on screen in different ways.
In the over-the-top dark comedy thriller It’s What’s Inside, a group of college friends have a reunion in an isolated place and engage in a fun, but dangerous mystery party game. The way it does, however, provides a thumb, seeing that there is at all cost to be a lot of South in writer/director Greg
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For the sake of this review’s purpose, it would be senseless to try to persuade anyone that parenting (and motherhood in particular) is not hard. Spoiler alert: it is. For all the beauty and joy of seeing a child grow up, at times being a mother is nothing but a thankless job. With little appreciation