Adore
When Desire Burrows Beneath the Bonds of Friendship Adore (2013) written by Anne Fontaine which is an adaptation of the novella The Grandmothers by Doris Lessing does not consider the entire novel to be a mere love story. Instead loving one’s mother, a friend and loving a friend’s mother are all with a single element […]
9 Songs
When a Love Story Broke Boundaries Michael Winterbottom’s 9 Songs took the movie industry by surprise in the year of 2004. It was marketed as a love story set to live music with remarkable intimacy. At the center of the story was Matt (Kieran O’Brien), a glaciologist from Britain, and Lisa (Margo Stilley), an exchange […]
Sexual Chronicles of a French Family
When Secrets of a Family became common vernacular The European drama ‘Sex Chronicles of a French Family’ was released in 2012. This drama was under the direction of the film makers Pascal Arnold and Jean Marc Barr. During this time there was a lot of controversy around the film. The film was neither a scandalous […]
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 […]
Shortbus
Trailer Promises Something New – Shortbus Perhaps the most interesting fact about Shortbus, the film’s plot, the director’s history, and the generous nudity in the trailer are the themes of art and intimacy that overlap in the film’s exploration of sex. These themes have never been shown in the movies that have come before it, […]
Disclosure
The excitement before the storm The period immediately before the release of the book Disclosure, written by Michael Crichton, can best be summed up as the beginning of the 1990s. It was a time when the world of books and movies was getting more and more integrated, and the greatest thrillers didn’t have an easy […]
Raven’s Touch
A Quiet Film That Speaks Loudly Ravens Touch (2015) was not a film that was being played in multiplexes or getting recognition in the big screen movie circle. It was rather a slow soul leap indie. It was directed by Marina Rice Bader. For many people, this was a treasure, particularly to those who seek […]
Little Children
Suburban Tale, accompanied with Shadows Beyond the Screen When Todd Field’s Little Children came to the cinemas in 2006, the audience became immersed in the film’s incisive examination of the boredom of suburbia, the resignation of fantasies, and the muffled hopelessness of grown ups who felt sealed in the burdens of their own decisions. The […]
Below Her Mouth
A captivating romance that transcends the boundaries of cinema. Below Her Mouth was released in 2016 and prompted some controversial discussions. Unapologetically bold and sensual, the Canadian movie captured the essences of Dallas (Erika Linder), a sexually liberated roofer, and Jasmine (Natalie Krill), a Vogue editor on the verge of a wedding who gets entangled […]
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 […]