Category: Review
Cannes Film Review: Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
From iconic master of cinema and beloved auteur Martin Scorsese, comes his latest film— Killers of the Flower Moon, which had its highly anticipated world…
Cannes Film Review: May December (2023)
A May December relationship is a term that describes a couple in a romantic relationship with a considerable age gap between them. The ‘May’ refers…
Cannes Film Review: The Zone of Interest (2023)
There’s a unique genre of film that attempts the brave undertaking of doing justice in depicting horrific real-world events throughout human history. From World Wars…
Cannes Film Review: Firebrand (2023)
Many a book, television series and film has been made about the tumultuous and intriguing life of English King Henry VIII, and the number of…
Cannes Film Review: Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
The winner of the 76th Cannes Film Festival’s most prestigious award – the Palme d’Or – went to the French film, Anatomy of a Fall (Anatomie D’une…
Cannes Film Review: Asteroid City (2023)
Wes Anderson is an infamous name in modern filmmaking, now synonymous with high stylization and a satisfying aesthetic. His saturated pastel sets, signature static and…
Film Review: Bottoms (2023)
“Cult classic” isn’t a title one should too soon or too often frivolously attach to a fil. But if a queer, Gen Z, satire-comedy flick…
Festival de Cannes Review: Monster (Hirokazu Kore-eda)
Monster is the latest film from renowned Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda, whose previous prolific work includes films such as Broker and Shoplifters, which had their…
Festival de Cannes: David Lynch Takes Us On A Bonkers Road Trip With ‘Wild at Heart’ (1990)
Master of the cinematic strange, David Lynch, struggled to make a film after 1986’s cult classic, Blue Velvet. Hard to believe. Or is it? Not…
Festival de Cannes: Deadly Shu Qi in Hou Hsiao-hsien’s Masterful ‘The Assassin’ (2015)
This writer’s first encounter with the Taiwanese-Hong Kong actress, Shu Qi, was in the late 1990s. One of the few occasions a certain sibling, a…
Film Review: Alma Viva (2022)
Alma Viva is the debut feature of Cristèle Alves Meira. Like every summer, little Salomé returns to her family village nestled in the Portuguese mountains…
Film Review: The Menu (Mark Mylod)
A satiating satire that places suspense and dark comedy on the table, The Menu is quite the delectable surprise that brings forth themes of obsession…
FemmeFilmFest7 Review: Bergman Island (Mia Hansen-Løve)
For an artist, whether you create on the shoulders of giants or in their shadow is all a matter of perspective. In Bergman Island, married…
FemmeFilmFest7 Review: Céu de Agosto // August Sky (Jasmin Tenucci)
Many great films confound and delight, but barely convey their message in two hours. So how has director Jasmin Tenucci managed to make August Sky…