Venom: The Last Dance
The Last Dance – A Symbiotic Farewell Venom: The Last Dance (2024) is the concluding entry in Sony’s Venom trilogy. It delivers cosmic stakes, emotional weight, and stunning visuals. The film was directed by Kelly Marcel and explores identity, sacrifice, and the complexities in the relationship between Eddie Brock and his symbiote, Venom. Kelly Marcel […]
Let the Right One InLet the Right One In
Let the Right One In: A Love Story Drenched in Snow and Secrets In 2008, Let the Right One In arrived on cinema screens and was ‘just’ another vampire film. It was a tale that went beyond the realms of conventional emotional storytelling, resembling a riddle blanketed in frost and silence. The film was set […]
Under the Skin
Under the Skin: When Humanity Looked Back at Itself When Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin debuted in 2013, viewers were expecting a science fiction thriller with Scarlett Johansson. What they got was an experience unlike any other, one that transcended genres, language, and even conventional storytelling. It was not simply a film, but a haunting […]
Beezel
Beezel: A Dark Comedy with a Devilish Heart and a Human Soul When Beezel — the animated short from the Movie 43 anthology — first emerged, it surprised viewers with its combination of outrageous humor, discomforting subject matter, and the strange fusion of innocence and grotesque fantasy. Directed by James Gunn, long before he earned […]
Under the Skin
Under the Skin: A Reflection of Humanity Initially, most 2013 viewers of ‘Under the Skin’ didn’t know what to expect. The trailers for the film, which featured Scarlett Johansen and was described as a surreal sci fi thriller, implied that most of the film would contain scottish aliens. What was portrayed in the the film […]
Beezel
Beezel: When a Cartoon Devil Met Human Darkness To say the film ‘Beezel’ was overhyped would be an understatement. It was being marketed as the holy grail for fans of dark-comedy and surreal-animations. People described it as a hybrid of slapstick comedy, surreal emotional roller-coasters, and blatant social- critique. While some estimated it would be […]
Trauma
When Pain Becomes Cinema — The Real and Reel Journey of Trauma The anticipation for Trauma was unlike that of any other psychological thriller. The sentiment was that of descending into madness — revealing the innermost workings of the psyche. The presence of Colin Firth was expected to spark the most serious explorations of grief […]
The Wave
The Wave (2019): Justin Long’s Psychedelic Journey into Self-Discovery Justin Long’s character in The Wave (2019) is Frank, a self-absorbed insurance lawyer, who undergoes a radical change after hallucinogen consumption. This part of the movie depicts the protagonist’s journey through a series of surreal and bizarre encounters that permanently change his self and reality. Character […]
Alcatraz
Alcatraz: A Cinematic Journey Through Redemption and Resilience The 1962 film Birdman of Alcatraz was the first in a series of films and shows to feature Alcatraz as a prison. It was the first to showcase the prison as a place for rehabilitation and to highlight the life of Robert Stroud. Called the Birdman of […]
Rust Creek
Into the Heart of Rust Creek: A Journey Beyond Survival When Rust Creek premiered at the Bentonville Film Festival in 2018, it was more than just another survival thriller—it was a quiet revolution in genre storytelling. Directed by Jen McGowan and written by Julie Lipson, the film defied expectations, blending elements of suspense, character study, […]