The Seed of the Sacred Fig It begins as a chamber drama, which takes place mainly in a family’s apartment. Iman (Missagh Zareh) is a loyal lawyer who works for the Revolutionary Court in Tehran and, when promoted to investigator, must compromise his concept of justice and align himself with the Iranian regime, passing death sentences without complete oversight. His daughters, Rezvan (Mahsa Rostami) and Sana (Setareh Maleki), and their mother, Najmeh (Soheila Golestani), exist largely on his periphery, though it is this trio that the film is most interested in. A gripping drama set in Tehran during a time…
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Summary Nicole Kidman stars in the erotic drama Baby girl With Harris Dickinson and Antonio Banderas. Romi, a CEO, risks it all by starting an affair with a young intern in the film. A24 is set to release the movie in December after premiering at the Venice and Toronto film festivals. Nicole Kidman gets up close and personal with Harris Dickinson and Antonio Banderas in her upcoming erotic drama Baby girl. Written and directed by Halina Reijn (Bodies, bodies, bodies), Kidman stars as Romy, a CEO who begins an affair with young intern Samuel (Dickinson) at great personal and professional…
WARNING: Major spoilers for episode 2 of Dune: Prophecy below! Now that the pieces are in place and the key players have been introduced, Dune: Prophecy is able to spread its wings when two rivals face each other for the first time. The show’s first episode was an appropriately packed entry with the mammoth task of reintroducing us to the vast Empire 10,000 years before Paul Atreides in Dune: Prophecytimeline. Now, a conflict is brewing for the Bene Gesserit and the contours of it are beginning to take shape. Set in the universe of Frank Herbert’s Dune series, this sci-fi…
The long awaited Evil the adaptation has finally arrived – half of it, at least – and is ready to light up the box office and enter the awards race in a major way. Early signs point to a huge success for the film directed by John M. Chu, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as Elphaba and Glinda. EvilThe box office could very well reach the billion-dollar mark by the end of its run and the film is also receiving praise from critics and audiences. Box office magic and positive critical reception are exactly what Evil needs to make…
Awards season it never really ends. While the Oscars typically mark the conclusion of one season, the next has already begun by the time the Academy hands out the Golden Men. Awards prediction has become a cottage industry in its own right, a way to gamify the Oscar race by determining who has the best chance of claiming victory on Hollywood’s biggest night. To predict these things accurately, experts look at major film festivals, box office performance, and possibly awards precursors to see which films are gathering the right amount of momentum to propel them to awards glory. To gain…
Riding the apocalypse in a bunker isn’t just for rich people, although they may be the most comfortable when the end times actually come. No one is exactly comfortable in the end, A sad musical that takes place after the world has ended. Tilda Swinton and Michael Shannon star as the mother and father of George Mackay’s character, a boy born at a time when his once wealthy father’s dealings in the energy sector may have contributed to the collapse of society. Director Joshua Oppenheimer Release date December 6, 2024 Writers Rasmus Hesterberg, Joshua Oppenheimer runtime 148 minutes The mother…
night beachBased on the novel of the same name by Rachel Yuder, had a lot of hype to its premiere. How will the film adapt the cerebral novel, which is about a mother who believes she is becoming a dog? Could this be the movie that finally gets Amy Adams her long-deserved Oscar? When the night beach Trailer was released shortly before the premiere of the film, there was a backlash against the tone of the preview, which many thought would be wildly different. Director Marielle Heller Release date December 6, 2024 studio(s) Annapurna Pictures, Archer Grey, Bond Group Entertainment…
WARNING: This review contains MAJOR spoilers for the Dune: Prophecy premiere.Dune: ProphecyThe first episode of is, like any dense science fiction or fantasy show, mostly about table setting. We are introduced to the main players, told about their goals and how they hope to achieve them, and we learn about the various planets they inhabit in the vast universe. Even though the films have established much of what we know about Frank Herbert’s world, Dune: ProphecyThe timeline places the show 10,000 years before Paul Atreides, so there are some major differences. Set in the universe of Frank Herbert’s Dune series,…
WARNING: This review contains MAJOR spoilers for the Yellowstone Season 5, Part 2 premiere Well, they did it. They killed John Dutton. In yellow stone In the opening moments of Season 5, Part 2, Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilley) arrives at the Governor’s Mansion in Helena, Montana, to a crime scene, the driveway cordoned off and an ambulance waiting outside. When Kacey Dutton (Luke Grimes) shows up, he enters the house so he and Beth can see John’s body on the bathroom floor, a gun just inches from his hands. It looks like suicide, although Beth immediately knows that her brother…
THE Dune-iverse is expanding. A few months later Dune: Part Two premiered to critical acclaim, HBO is releasing Dune: Prophecya long-in-the-works prequel series set roughly 10,000 years before the birth of Paul Atreides and decades after the Butlerian Jihad (also known as the War of the Machines). Echoes of the past and future remain in the series developed by Diane Ademu-John and Alison Schapker, but Prophecy it quickly establishes itself as its own thing. Cast Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Jodhi May, Travis Fimmel, Mark Strong, Jade Anouka, Chris Mason, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Faoileann Cunningham, Aoife Hinds, Chloe Lea, Josh…