Psychological thrillers are often the scariest movies because they tap into something inside us. Disremembered is no exception. This character-driven exploration of the mind delves deep into the past and present of one girl’s traumatic life, and the actions that lead to agony and isolation around her. So let’s take a look at Disremembered and […]
Curl Power, a documentary by Josephine Anderson, highlights similarities between teenagers and curling at the start. Both are ignored and undervalued. Adolescents can find it hard to fit into an ever-changing world when they have no set path to follow them through their transition into adulthood. It is even harder when you are an athlete
Lee Loughnane, a founding member of Chicago said, “This concert film is a unique approach to any of our previous live performances. We very rarely play with guest artists, much less seven of them. It was very interesting to work with each guest and experience their interpretations of our music.” Rock & Roll Hall of
Mohammad Rasoulof is a dissident Iranian film director who has been sentenced to years in prison and flogging in his own country, where the police are looking for him. In Cannes, he unveils a bold, unnerving picture that does justice to the incredible and scarcely believable drama of his own situation and his nation’s agony.
When you guess about traditional coming of age films, you’d most likely think about John Hughes’ movies first. John Hughes eternally altered how young people were depicted in films with The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. No director had ever related to youth the way that Mr. Hughes did; a big part of
In ‘Uyir Thamizhukku’, there is a scene where Imaan Annachi’s character snatches the microphone away from Ameer’s character and tells him not to make a three week long speech when three minutes would do. We wish the film took this advice to heart. ‘Uyir Thamizhukku’ follows a wave pattern, it goes up and down. But
China’s censorship network has always been a problem for sixth-generation filmmaker Wang Xiaoshuai. In the early 2000s, he broke state policy with the submission of his excellent Beijing Bicycle to the Berlinale without prior authorization from China’s National Film Bureau where it eventually landed a spot in competition, won wide critical acclaim and international attention
Good Luck (UA) by Asha Azad Films is about a family that gets shocked when one of their members, who is 70 years old, says she’s pregnant. Angoori (Malti Mathur) is a septuagenarian residing in Ujjain with her son Pappi (Brijendra Kala), daughter in law Sharmilee (Manisha Chitrode) and grandson Brahmdutt (Ashutosh Upadhyay). One day
The fourth feature film from actor and filmmaker Fabio Massa is a corporate political thriller drama in Global Harmony in English. Massa directs the movie, which stars Morgan David Jones, Rasha Bilal, Enrico Lo Verso, Randall Paul and Denny Mendez and features young actress Faty Ba. Massa’s concept comes from a script he wrote with
Rory Gallagher was the best guitar player in the world. But this hot artist from Ireland was shy and not cut out for the glad-handing part of being a rock star. In fact, as we learn from Rory Gallagher: Calling Card (RTÉ One, 6.30pm, June 3rd), he was perhaps one of the most important Irish
