The Package
The Package: A Thriller which was More Than Just Bullets When Andrew Davis came up with The Package in the year 1989, most people thought of a typical military suspense. From the trailer, one would conclude that the highlight of the movie was the intense chase scenes throughout the city of Chicago, the nail biting […]
Elevator Lady
Layers of Elevator Lady On and Off the Screen ‘A story that begins in a confined space’ Elevator Lady is a film that begins with what appears to be a very basic premise strangers trapped together in an elevator yet quickly expands far beyond that. At its center is the ‘lady’ in question, an enigmatic […]
Hotel Desire
Desire Hotel captivates and intrigues and so does its director Sergej Moys, not conforming much to the stereotypical European dramatics. It is clear that focus will be on the character ‘Antonia’, and the big gulf that disengages her and the artist is the blinding reality that permeates their the story, which is Episodes Of the […]
Teachers Pet
More Than Just a Show During the initial release of Teacher’s Pet, it was considered as a typical show, fanciful, interesting and lightheartedly satirical but also sharp. At the core of the, it was a story of a classroom gone haywire, and a teacher and a class mastering the art of learning as they go […]
Salisihan
The Quiet Calm Before Salisihan opens with Anna (Zsara Laxamana) and Dan (Chester Grecia), a married couple who have always wanted to have a child, but have been unsuccessful in doing so. Their family life is warm, predictable, and even comfortable. This tranquility is disrupted by the arrival of Sophie (Amabella De Leon), a pregnant […]
Sex Games
When the Game Began In Sex Games (2023), the premise starts with Debbie (Sheree Bautista) and Bobby (Josef Elizalde) — a well-off married couple with growing boredom in their relationship. They spice things up by playing with sexual fantasies and inviting others into their “games,” sometimes going beyond consenting boundaries by abducting or forcing others. […]
In the Realm of the Senses
In the Realm of Desire and Reality When Nagisa Ōshima released In the Realm of the Senses (Ai no Corrida) in 1976, the world was not ready for it. A Japanese–French co-production, it was called “too real” for its graphic sexual content, yet it was also undeniably one of the most emotionally raw and culturally […]
Wild Things
A Film Beyond Its Initial Scope Upon its release, Wild Things was touted as a crime thriller deeply woven with sultry, neo-noir elements, with shifts, betrayals, and captivating performances around every twist. and was a sultry neo-noir crime thriller with a web of twists, betrayal, and unforgettable performances. However, no one could have predicted the […]
Three
When a Film Became More Than a Film Some movies come out, and once they have made their money, they vanish. Then there are movies like Three, which refuses to be just a film. It was not just a story out there on a screen. It made headlines, and spilled into chai shop gossips, WhatsApp […]
Sinful Paradise: Welcome to Paradise
The Arrival of a Dangerous Dream Sinful Paradise: Welcome to Paradise was able to tone both seduction and dread. On the one hand, the title felt paradoxical, and to have a paradise, does it have to have a looming sin underneath? For these reasons, people seemed to attend for the promise of more than dons […]