The Hatching
The Hatching: The Intersection of Fantasy Horror and the Reality of Travel As soon as The Hatching was released, its slithering form was anything but a standard horror flick – it was a psychlogic fable embedded in features, gore, and expressive imagery. The Finnish folk horror with a twist of drama follows a youngin by […]
Cashback
A Love Story Wrapped in Time Cashback’s release back in 2006 was not just another indie romance film. It was more like a thoughtful consideration of loneliness, creativity, and how time goes by. The film, directed by Sean Ellis, was like a short piece that was already awarded an Academy Award nomination. It expanded on […]
Hall Pass (2011)
Defining Marriage Laws In A Different Way Within A Comedy With a dash of Farrelly brothers’ humor, Hall Pass debuted in 2011. Since the Farrelly brothers have directed many famous comedies such as There’s Something About Mary, and Dumb and Dumber, Hall Pass takes a more controversial raising the question: what happens when a couple […]
American Beach House
The Beachfront Property Since American Beach House appeared for the first time, the trailer had promised the same blend of sun, playful flirting, and parties that could turn upside down at any moment. To the audience, the movie appeared to be yet another arrival in the long running, “light cheezy humor” collection of late-night cable […]
Not Another Teen Movie
The Satire That Won’t Fade Away From the onset of ‘Not Another Teen Movie’ (2001), audiences understood that the film was a satire. It was essentially a synopsis of the numerous rom-coms of the 1980s and 1990s, like She’s All That and American Pie. What audiences did not know, was the speed at which the […]
Hooking Up
A Road Trip Comedy That Does More Than Make You Laugh ‘Hooking Up’, which was released in early 2020, coincidentally came out just before the pandemic began and closed theatres all around the world. Although it may appear to be absurd, there is no denying that it is the tale of two people – a […]
Don Jon
Unique Love Story Theaters during 2013 marked the sights and sounds of the premiere of Don Jon. Unlike most add-on romantic comedies that follow a set and monotonous pattern, this movie was Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s directorial debut, and mapped fiber between love and addiction of modern-day, as well as the disconnect between fantasy and reality. The […]
Milf
Three Women and One Summer That Changed Everything Back in 2018, MILF was expected to be just another summer chick flick. However, it was much more than that as it tackled the complexities of aging and the intricacies of middle-aged friendships in addition to the much-needed comic relief. The feature film is set in the […]
Staten Island Summer
The Party Less Than Promised When ‘Staten Island summer’ was released in 2015, viewers anticipated another raunchy teen comedy like ‘Superbad and ‘American Pie’. This is on the surface, and it is exactly what it delivered two best friends, Danny and Frank, with no idea on the direction to take after highschool, working as gardes. […]
Through My Window 3: Looking at You
Winter rekindling: The tale of Raquel and Ares’ lives By the 3rd film of the Through My Window trilogy, the relationship of Raquel Mendoza (Clara Galle) and Ares Hidalgo (Julio Peña Fernández) has transformed beyond the star-crossed neighbors of book 1’s. Their relationship has deteriorated to shambles after Cross the Sea. They have separated, mistakes […]