Every six to twelve months, we begin looking at a new series of films chosen by age, genre, directors or what have you.
A Painter’s Vision Soars in the Illustrious Frida There are many disparate elements within this film, as there are many aspects to the life of the famous Frida Kahlo: Mexican, woman, survivor, lover, artist, icon. Early on in the biopic, an event of irreversible consequence occurs when the bus Frida (Salma Hayek) is riding on …
Let’s Be Alone Together in Lost in Translation Two very different lives collide in this dreamy reflection of disconnection and disorientation. Set in the overwhelming intensity of Tokyo, and in the dingy, claustrophobic hotel within the city, Bob and Charlotte strike up an unlikely friendship.
LOL Can Mean One Thing or the Other in This French Gem Let’s make this immediately clear that this is the French, 2008 version, and not the American remake. Not that I’ve even seen the American one (who knows, it could be better than what all those vehement critics are suggesting), but we all know that …
A Picture is Worth A Thousand Disappointments in a Raw, Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Modelling Industry We see the images, we see the clothes, and of course we see the models. Oh yes, those models who just seem to embody perfection. But what we never see? The untold story behind the image: what happened that …
Lock Up Your Daughters And Wives (All Of Them…) In Prophet’s Prey The most affecting stories are often the ones that are true. It’s rare that you’re summoned into a highly secretive cult and in this case, thank the Lord, it’s only through J. Berg’s documentary Prophet’s Prey. The movie is a riveting exposé on …
American Psycho: Do All Psychopathic Murderers Look That Celestial? Given an R Rating for a reason, this film is based on the novel which was famously banned in several countries for its controversial and explicit content. In other countries, like Australia, the book was wrapped in a protective cover. Thankfully, much of the intensely graphic …
A Life of Sacrifice in Suffragette Get ready to leak from every orifice (maybe not every orifice…). Gavron’s Suffragette is a humbling and very real distillation of what women faced in their battle to better not just their own lives, but the lives of the future female generations and, man oh man, does it hit …
Knowing You’re Hot Shit, But Not Knowing You’re Clueless Jane Austen still knows what’s up, with yet another contemporary re-interpretation of one of her novels, this time Emma. Haven’t read the literary classic? Well, here is a lightweight summary: spoilt, considerably smug lady gets bored and fancies herself as a matchmaker. Absorbed with social class …