Bordertown offers a richer, deeper experience than run of the mill police procedurals like NCIS. The show manages to go beyond the crimes themselves and shows us their impact on the victims and their families, as well as the authorities trying to bring them to justice. In its three-season run, Bordertown has managed to produce […]
Burning is a 2018 psychological thriller film written by South Korean director Lee Chang-dong. It is loosely based on Barn Burning by Haruki Murakami. His new film paints a deft and intimate portrait of a young generation beset by economic desperation. Burning attempts to make sense of the frustration of poverty. It does so using […]
Netflix has us rolling in anticipation once again with its latest fantasy drama Warrior Nun. Ever since it dropped the first trailer of the supernatural series, we can’t stop comparing it to its counterparts, including Sabrina and Buffy The Vampire Slayer. The series is set to air from July 2 on the streaming platform and […]
Written and directed by Gareth Evans, Apostle proves itself to be an unsettling journey into a dark corner of the world. It is a horror film that starts out as one thing and finishes having mutated into another. The film plays out to be like an homage to Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man (1973) with […]
Similar to a lot of horror flicks, It Comes at Night opens with a death. From the very beginning, uncertainty and forfeiture reign in this film. Designed to keep you confused and raw, this is a film in which the villains are human emotions themselves. At the end of it all, It Comes at Night […]
Created by Dennis Heaton, The Order combines secret societies of magicians with college campuses and murders. What sets it apart from shows like The Magicians and The Vampire Diaries is the sharp, humorous writing. The story and characters aren’t exceptional, but the script keeps the show fresh. Gruesome murders, magical spells, werewolves, and other supernatural […]
Wasp Network has been directed by Olivier Assayas. The usually perceptive filmmaker’s spy drama film fails to thrill despite its high-stakes, true-life story. Wasp Network premiered at Venice last year. The film goes more for more length than character development or plot concentration. It suffers without letting its extravagantly talented cast bring more to the […]
Lost Bullet is an action movie, and it doesn’t pretend to be anything else. The storyline is linear with hardly any twists, and the characters are generic without any depth to them. The car chases and close-quarters combat is shot well, and the fast pace keeps the viewer hooked. Lost Bullet works because they don’t […]
Step sisters is a film about drama, dance, and being Black on a white campus. The Broad Green Pictures (BGP) production of the comedy comes with an impressive team featuring director Charles Stone III (Drumline), writer Chuck Hayward (Dear White People), and Emmy-winning producer Lena Waithe (Master of None). 1. Quick Review The trailer for […]
Netflix has been incorporating and buying dramas and miniseries from different parts of the world. Their aim is not only to expand their library of content but also to hook viewers from different parts of the world. These shows also give the people a glimpse into different cultures and acting talent from different parts of […]
Director and screenwriter Yorgos Lanthimos has previously been known for films such as Dogtooth (2009) and The Lobster (2015). Lanthimos is a Greek artist who specializes in venomously funny, bourgeois-baiting absurdism. His previous films have been called cold and heartless. Almost as though in response to this criticism, this one opens with an actual heart […]
A masterpiece in acting and cinematography Godless is a pure Western filled with tense gunfights and galloping horses. Godless sets up an eventual clash between two warring outlaws Frank Griffin and his protégé Roy Goode in the first episode. It uses the next five episodes to examine the human cost and emotional toll that it […]