Green Night For the last six years, Fan Bingbing has not been making any moves. For it appears the Chinese actress who once featured prominently in blockbuster American movies like “X-Men” and “Iron Man” was forced to sit back in the shadows after she got huge penalties for undeclared earnings of taxes back in 2018. […]
Humane This week sees the growth of the Cronenberg cinematic family tree as Caitlin Cronenberg enters it with her directorial debut “Humane” which features Jay Baruchel, Peter Gallagher, and Emily Hampshire among the cast. Those who are coming to this film expecting more of the body horror imagery and sequences that can be cast in
Omen A man dressed in black on a horse cuts across the otherwise plain dry terrain. It’s an image that evokes strong comparisons to the horsemen of the apocalypse. However, as she dismounts from the horse, fills up the oasis with her breast milk by removing her breast from her robes, and dismounts at first
Blood for Dust “Blood for Dust” is a deadly and brutal crime thriller set in 1992 along the northern United States, where the worst of men shoot and smuggle drugs and guns over the Canadian border in the dangerous world of organized crime. The movie was directed by Rod Blackhurst from a screenplay written by
Dusk for a Hitman Though few people would have ever imagined it would morph into what it is today, “Dusk for a Hitman” carries the promise of being a film that eventually reaches great heights. The difficulty with such aspirations as stated by director Raymond St. Jean is that he presents a synch or fallacy
Stress Positions There are some who will say, “So what?” No offense, but even Roger Ebert would find the indie feature “Stress Positions,” which happens to be the debut feature of writer-director and actress, Theda Hammel, unlikable. It doesn’t seem to care whether its audiences like it or not. For one, it tries to time
Under the Bridge Murder mysteries often depict the crime in question as a ‘whodunit’ case at the beginning, the offense in question being a puzzle that awaits a solution. Perhaps this tendency to view murder mysteries as a game is the reason why their true crime sisters have been labeled as ‘whodunits’. That too can
Jack Reacher It is common knowledge that Tom Cruise is not the right height to play Jack Reacher who is a massive scope beanpole former military policeman as described by the writer in not so pleasant context who possesses gigantic strength and is a negative character in horror movies. However, considering the age of Tom
Irena’s Vow Titular actress Sophie Nélisse shines in “Irena’s Vow” performing like the consummate artist she is. She does much with her eyes, gesture and changing texture to suit the moment. Focusing on a daring true narrative based on the biography of Irena Gut Opdyke, Louise Archambault recounts that Polish Catholic woman who, risking her
Sweet Dreams In a salacious and audacious manner, the second half of the film transforms into a crude and almost vulgar parody centering on an absurd and comedic take on colonialism in the film ‘Sweet Dreams’. This film, written and directed by Ena Sendijarevic, takes place in 1900 on a tiny and lonely island of
