

HBO’s Tokyo Vice (2022) Will Return For Season 2
HBO’s original series, based on the memoir by Jake Adelstein, turned out to be the fans’ favorite. Hence, it is no surprise that Tokyo Vice (2022) has already been renewed for Season 2. We will get a second peek at … Continue reading HBO’s Tokyo Vice (2022) Will Return For Season 2

Film Analysis: Hatching (2022) Movie Explained
Hatching (2022), a Finnish horror that’s been part of the Midnight section of Sundance Film Festival 2022, appeared on iTunes recently. Since the movie is teeming with various symbols and leaves open room for interpretations, let’s unwrap some of them … Continue reading Film Analysis: Hatching (2022) Movie Explained

The Cellar (2022) Review – SXSW Film Festival
Dull in the way it looks, and predictable in the way it unravels, The Cellar (2022) has mysteriously made the cut in the Midnighters section of SXSW 2022, instead of instantly reaching its final destination – the most inaccessible depths … Continue reading The Cellar (2022) Review – SXSW Film Festival

Soft & Quiet (2022) Review – SXSW Film Festival
In the case of the directorial debut by Beth de Araújo, the title might fool you. Delivering a harder gut-punch than Rocky Balboa’s, Soft & Quiet (2022) excels in masterful precision in telling a story of racism-fueled terror. One thing … Continue reading Soft & Quiet (2022) Review – SXSW Film Festival

Film Analysis: The Northman (2022)
Robert Eggers’ third feature indulges in threadbare storytelling, where the bliss of The VVitch (2015) and The Lighthouse (2019) never emerges. While the protagonist constitutes a definite weak spot, the rest of The Northman (2022) doesn’t stand on its own … Continue reading Film Analysis: The Northman (2022)

Choose or Die (2022) Review
Although the trend of psychological dramas that cunningly smuggle horror themes remains far from ended, Netflix’s latest Choose or Die (2022) proves it’s not an easy combination to pull off. Sometimes, filmmakers are just better off being less ambitious. Or … Continue reading Choose or Die (2022) Review

Bitch Ass (2022) Review – SXSW Film Festival
Bitch Ass (2022), a glaringly cheap-made slasher, exists without a purpose or an audience that might appreciate its atrocious quality. Within the first few minutes of Bitch Ass (2022), you’re bound to start wondering if Bill Posley forgot to add … Continue reading Bitch Ass (2022) Review – SXSW Film Festival

Top Movies of South By Southwest Film Festival 2022
South By Southwest Film Festival 2022 has ended, so let’s recap the top movies screened this year. While this year’s Sundance Film Festival focused on female-led films, spread across drama, horror, and comedy (and everything in between), SXSW Film Festival … Continue reading Top Movies of South By Southwest Film Festival 2022

Deadstream (2022) Review – SXSW Film Festival
Deadstream (2022) by Joseph and Vanessa Winter captures the old-school thrills that horror films used to guarantee. No matter how far-fetched or unbelievable the story gets, Deadstream (2022) always keeps returning to the right track thanks to the boatloads of … Continue reading Deadstream (2022) Review – SXSW Film Festival

It Is In Us All (2022) Review – SXSW Film Festival
The protagonist of It Is In Us All (2022) embarks on a self-discovery journey, through which he’s pushed to the brink of mental stability when his car crashes badly, leaving a 15-year old as a casualty. Over the slick runtime, … Continue reading It Is In Us All (2022) Review – SXSW Film Festival

Linoleum (2022) Review – SXSW Film Festival
Linoleum (2022) unfolds like the most unexpected of tales – stretched across multiple layers of narrative and symbolism that arrive at a heartfelt truth about the things that make our lives important. After debuting last year with a reversed ghost … Continue reading Linoleum (2022) Review – SXSW Film Festival

Watcher (2022) Review – Sundance Film Festival
What Watcher (2022) should have been – that is engrossing vivisection of how paranoia messes with fact-based observations – quickly morphs into a tedious series of wasted opportunities and endless misfires. Despite the simple premise, Watcher (2022) had the upper … Continue reading Watcher (2022) Review – Sundance Film Festival

Top Movies of Sundance Film Festival 2022
I have finally made my cinephile dream come true and attended Sundance Film Festival. Here’s the coverage of all the 15 films I have seen. I can’t recall the last time when any festival was so deeply immersed in the … Continue reading Top Movies of Sundance Film Festival 2022

Good Luck To You, Leo Grande (2022) Review – Sundance Film Festival
Theatrical in its form and ridiculously timely in its message about sexuality and pleasure, Good Luck To You, Leo Grande (2022) unexpectedly rises to become this Sundance edition’s secret must-see gem. Having two actors do all the heavy lifting in … Continue reading Good Luck To You, Leo Grande (2022) Review – Sundance Film Festival

Emily The Criminal (2022) Review – Sundance Film Festival
Aubrey Plaza stars in a by-the-book nail-biter that provides mild thrills and even less food for thought despite its grand ambitions to be a socially-engaged commentary. Nonetheless, Fans of Plaza’s previous works will surely relish. A down-on-luck girl Emily (Aubrey … Continue reading Emily The Criminal (2022) Review – Sundance Film Festival