Puccini’s ‘Tosca’ is one of Maria Callas’ best roles. The singer captivated the world with her rich tones and theatricality- something that was on display during Callas’ staged life which is documented in this biopic ‘Maria’. We actually observe operatic enunciations from a brain that formed novel characters, stories, and movements. Callas yearned for her […]
In the film A Real Pain, two cousins set out on a trip across Poland in memory of their grandmother. In this case, the reminiscence trip is meant for the daughter who died recently and the roots of her family who had to run away because of the Holocuast. The travelers expect to get reconciled
There is a dark history that revolves around the Munich Olympics in 1972. A Palestinian group called ‘Black September’ hijacked the Olympics by taking eleven Israelis hostage and broadcasted the event on live television which shocked the world. For the first time, 900 million viewers witnessed a global breakdown due to satellite technology. The events
Lost on a Mountain in Maine makes for quite a name as it narrates the true events of a 12-year-old boy who, once again, gets lost on his mountain in Maine. Sounds self-referential, but the moments in the film, make things clear. This new feature has most of the facts already available due to this
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Bonhoeffer traces the unrivaled bravery of the famous theologian and Lutheran pastor who opposed the genocidal evil of Nazi Germany. He critically held the view that all Christians should especially be activists but within the limits of the divine law. These were his last views before becoming a political prisoner destined to die in the
There is so much to be said about Cellar Door, in the same time there is much that cannot be said. The director, Vaughn Stein (Terminal) of this picture, has also gone extreme, many of the twists and the turns as the movie unfolds are deep and cut to the bone, however, it does fall
There are films that seek to depict the ‘before’ moments that led to a person committing a heinous crime, for instance, a mass shooting. Then there are those that will take you to the actual time and place of the terror and let the viewers experience the horror and terror of mass killings for the
Dealing with a deadly ailment and being in the twilight of his criminal career, a father seeks redemption by looking for a daughter he abandoned and, at the same time, finds love. Absolution has an unnamed Liam Neeson in a tight spot performing a character study instead of cutting the scene with his trigger finger
Cillian Murphy’s appearance in an Oscar-winning performance in Christopher Nolan’s film Oppenheimer comes as a surprise, as he was still able to continue with much riskier roles in albeit, unknown films. Small Things Like These should not be underestimated given that it is still a low-budget film, especially as it has the support of projects
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For those of you who have been eagerly waiting to watch Barry Keoghan sticking piercing into a toad during his presentation of a drug dealing group including Cold Play songs, get ready as one of the prominent British actresses Andrea Arnold has a feature for you. This season it may be right to say that