I can easily say that the films that entertain me the most today are thrillers. No matter the premise, I will create expectations and probably get involved with the plot. This, of course, when the film is conducted in the right way, as in Blink Twice by Zoë Kravitz. In Blink Twice, we follow the … Read more
Without a doubt, M. Night Shyamalan has managed to up his game in the past few years. His recent work in Knock at the Cabin gave fans and critics a chilling thriller that divided viewers’ perspectives thanks to Shyamalan’s signature twist. Moreover, Shyamalan’s daughters, Ishana and Saleka, have been finding their own successes in their … Read more
It was 15 years ago that Ryan Reynolds’ crude and chatty mercenary Deadpool debuted on the big screen. Despite this appearance in ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’, the (true) characters of Deadpool and Wolverine never got to share the screen in any meaningful capacity. Now, with the two mutants completely different, and under the umbrella of Disney’s … Read more
Writer-Director Noora Niasari’s heart wrenching debut feature explores Shayda (Zar Amir Ebrahimi), a young Iranian mother and her six year old daughter, Mona (Selina Zahednia), taking refuge in a women’s shelter in Australia as she seeks safe passage amidst attempts to divorce from her husband, Hossein (Osamah Sami), during the two weeks of the Persian … Read more
Twisters is a film about the catastrophes happening in Oklahoma due to the devastating tornadoes hitting the state. It follows Kate (Daisy Edgar-Jones), a former storm chaser who loses everything in one of these chases but is persuaded to return to the field by an old friend, Javi (Anthony Ramos). She embarks on a new … Read more
All My Friends Are Dead, directed by Marcus Dunstan, follows a group of young people en route to Karmapalooza, a massive music festival. However, before reaching their destination, their car breaks down in the middle of the road, and they must rent an Airbnb. Unfortunately, the movie is a disaster that promises a thrilling and … Read more
Mars, directed by Sevan Najarian, follows the story of a group of misfits on a space mission to the red planet, unaware they’ve been deceived by a billionaire with hidden motives. The protagonist, a young doll licker, impulsively leaves his fiancée on their wedding day to join the Mars mission. This chaotic start sets the … Read more
Inside Out 2 sees Pixar’s return to sequels after 5 years. Pixar has been on a long dry run for the last few years, which meant that a lot was riding on Inside Out 2. Inside Out is considered one of Pixar’s finest and also won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. 9 years … Read more
