What to watch during the Christmas season
My criteria for the perfect Christmas watch: romantic, comforting, and makes you feel all warm for the inside. On top of that, as it is a little early, I’m looking…
An ode to music in Cold War
Paweł Pawlikowski’s Cold War can only be described as an epic story of love, suffering and music. The film spans 15 years in the postwar era, presenting Wiktor’s (Tomasz Kot) and Zula’s…
The contemporary decay of horror
Horror films have been elevated in recent decades. Computer-generated imagery (CGI) has been perfected to make viewer’s worst nightmares as real as possible. Fake blood, lights suddenly turning off, a…
Do we need the film critic?
Last month, The Guardian put out an interesting article asking the question “Who needs film critics when studios can be sure that influencers will praise their films?” The writer argues…
Review: Saltburn
Emerald Fennell’s second film after Promising Young Woman is yet another masterpiece. Having already received a well-deserved Oscar for original screenplay Fennell has now established her place as a director…
Review: Anatomy of a Fall
This review contains spoilers. “You need to start seeing yourself the way others are going to perceive you.” This straightforward statement from a lawyer to his client is the key…
Initial Review: The Buccaneers
I first came across The Buccaneers in the most Gen Z way possible…through their soundtrack release on Spotify. Akin to The Summer I Turned Pretty, big headline artists on the…
Lydia Tár: My Perfectionist Anti-Hero
Lydia Tár is one of the most meticulous on-screen characters you will witness. This trait does not only strangely entice and frighten a viewer but also rebirths itself through the…