Waikiki (2020) Review – Bentonville Film Festival 2021
A tale of one woman’s hardship that’s embedded in the DNA of Christopher Kahunahana’s drama Waikiki (2020) intertwines with echoing undertones of a grand-scale environmental wake up call; a crossroads between Sundance-born darling and a National Geographic piece which owns … Continue reading Waikiki (2020) Review – Bentonville Film Festival 2021
I’m Fine (Thanks For Asking) (2021) Review – Bentonville Film Festival 2021
A small-scale drama I’m Fine (Thanks For Asking) (2021) approaches the pandemic times with subtlety, with no traces of shallowness or artificiality. It’s funny, directed in a close-to-mockumentary style and fiercely led by Kelley Kali’s heartfelt performance. The many faces … Continue reading I’m Fine (Thanks For Asking) (2021) Review – Bentonville Film Festival 2021
How It Ends (2021) Review – Tribeca Festival 2021
How It Ends (2021) arrives as yet another cinematic proof of why we don’t need movies that recycle our pandemic lifestyles. The other day I’ve been wondering whether the COVID-19 pandemic will sprawl out ingenious masterpieces such as, let’s say, … Continue reading How It Ends (2021) Review – Tribeca Festival 2021
Language Lessons (2021) Review – SXSW 2021
Directed by Natalie Morales, Language Lessons (2021) reflects on the everyday pandemic life in a cute, yet slightly uninventive way. You will, however, stay for the chemistry of its lone stars – Mark Duplass and the director herself. After we’ve … Continue reading Language Lessons (2021) Review – SXSW 2021
False Positive (2021) Review – Tribeca Festival 2021
On paper, False Positive (2021) had every right to become a modern twist on Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s baby (1968). Stuck in between the ambition to conjure up a dreadful experience of pregnancy, and a semi-empowering tale of motherhood, this film … Continue reading False Positive (2021) Review – Tribeca Festival 2021
Agnes (2021) Review – Tribeca Festival 2021
Director Mickey Reece commenced with a promising idea for Agnes (2021), but without a firm grip over style, this quasi-horror and part-time drama derails pretty fast. For some strange reasons, horrors about exorcisms pop up like mushrooms. Out of that … Continue reading Agnes (2021) Review – Tribeca Festival 2021
Shapeless (2021) Review – Tribeca Festival 2021
Despite its title, Shapeless (2021) does have a distinct character of its own. Director Samantha Aldana succeeds at exploring eating disorder that serves as a metaphor for losing the will to live. However, the story’s potential is compromised by the … Continue reading Shapeless (2021) Review – Tribeca Festival 2021
All episodes of Love, Death & Robots (2019-2021) Ranked
The groundbreaking anthology series of animated shorts, produced by David Fincher and Tim Miller, is a collection of true gems. Here’s the ranking of all shorts in Love, Death & Robots (2019-2021). The text was updated on 24th of May … Continue reading All episodes of Love, Death & Robots (2019-2021) Ranked
Stowaway (2021) Review – Netflix Original
Joe Penna’s Stowaway (2021) channels its attention on a disquieting moral dilemma, captured by four solid performances that craft more than the thin plot has in store. NASA’s profile on Instagram presents a fair share of posts which exhibit smiling … Continue reading Stowaway (2021) Review – Netflix Original
The Feast (2021) Review – SXSW 2021
The Feast (2021) is a disappointingly incoherent film that focuses a lot on the foreboding part without actually delivering the much-needed climax. It’s a lot of fuss for a paper-thin plot. A well-situated family of four – parents with two … Continue reading The Feast (2021) Review – SXSW 2021
Gaia (2021) Review – SXSW 2021
Eco-themed horror Gaia (2021) puts its tiny budget to good use. It’s scary when it needs to be, and with a deftly sketched plot beating in its heart, you’re likely to fall for its mystery. If Gaia (2021) needed an … Continue reading Gaia (2021) Review – SXSW 2021
Event Horizon (1997) Review
When it comes to sci-fi guilty pleasure, Event Horizon (1997) is the full package. The science supporting the story might be far-fetched, sometimes silly too, but damn, what an entertaining trip it is. In Event Horizon (1997), Sam Neill plays … Continue reading Event Horizon (1997) Review
Sputnik (2020) Review
Egor Abramenko sends his regards from the 1980s space-obsessed Soviet Russia. Sputnik (2020) is a cosmic horror tale with a human heart, and there’s a lot to appreciate about its proceedings and design. Sputnik (2020) opens with two astronauts who … Continue reading Sputnik (2020) Review
Captive State (2019) – Sci Fi Review
Captive State (2019), Rupert Wyatt’s independent sci-fi thriller, bogs itself down with too much politics and plot intricacies. With no heartfelt characters at its heart, the film is occasionally enjoyable albeit not emotional enough to stay with you longer. Numerous … Continue reading Captive State (2019) – Sci Fi Review
8 Cosmic Horror Movies You Should Watch
From classics that defined the sub-genre of cosmic horror movies to recent indie gems, here’s a compilation of galactic terrors, shape-shifting monsters, dumb space conquerors, and whatnots. In short, welcome to paradise! I’ve recently read Stanisław Lem’s novel entitled Master’s … Continue reading 8 Cosmic Horror Movies You Should Watch