The Cat is a difficult film. From the opening scene, which sees the boxer (Orlando Bloom) in a brutal boxing match, the film is already layered with intensity. He loses the fight after a devastating cut to his eye and director Sean Ellis fast-forwards to ten years later. With that one scene setting the stage, it was only a matter of time before Boxer’s trauma would come around, gripping The Cat So hard without easing up. The overreliance on Boxer’s trauma – aided by multiple flashbacks to his childhood and relationship with his mother (Clare Dunne) – was taxing. The…
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It’s been a minute since a sports drama made me cry, though Unstoppable (2024) is powerful storytelling that elicits an emotional response. Directed by William Goldenberg from a screenplay by Eric Champnella, John Hindman and Alex Harris, Unstoppable is based on the true story of Anthony Robles (Jarrell Jerome), who, with only one leg, won the national wrestling championship in 2011. The sports drama is deeply moving, not only because of Robles’ phenomenal achievements, but his mother Judy’s (Jennifer Lopez), as well. It’s the kind of movie that’s simultaneously a feel-good tear-jerker that’s deeply personal in the themes it tackles.…
In the near future, if a couple wants to have children, they can only do so after they give the green light after a successful seven-day assessment. In the world created by writers John Donnelly and Mrs. and Mr. Thomas (Nell Garfath Fox and Dave Thomas), there is control of almost everything. The future society is also where people take pills to stay youthful and alive for much longer than typically possible. the assessment, Directed by Fleur Fortuné, is conceptually sound and looks incredible, but although it is psychologically involved and provoking, it does not go beyond the surface of…
Writer-director Steve McQueen has become adept at making movies about lost characters trying to find their way back to their families. He has it with 12 years a slave And he does so with his latest feature, Flash. The historical drama was played in 1940, during Nazi Germany’s blitz against Britain. At times harrowing and traumatic, McQueen never shows the moment the bombings happen. Still, there are close-ups of the weapons the Germans drop on London’s civilian population that predict exactly what is to come next. Flash is a capital made movie that, with a few exceptions, rings hollow. Release…
Based on the novel by Claire Keegan, Little things like these is a quietly profound and meaningful film that shows us the story as it unfolds rather than tells it. Through well-placed flashbacks and a good-hearted protagonist in Cillian Murphy’s Bill Furlong, director Tim Mielants’ film is not only a faithful movie adaptation – thanks to Enda Walsh’s lovely script – but a poignant story about the threat of​​​​ Powerful institutions. People say or do something to help out of fear. Mielants film does a lot with little dialogue, setting the stage for something rich and thought-provoking. Director Tim Millants…
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Anora AnoraThe end is sad. Written and directed by Sean Baker, who previously received acclaim for The Florida Project And Rocket Man, Anoras reviews are exceptionally positive. The film debuted at the Cannes Film Festival and was in consideration for awards. Anora Ends with Mikey Madison’s title character getting on a private plane with the rest of AnoraS cast – Vanya, his parents, Igor, Toros and Garnik – to Las Vegas to get analyzed her marriage. Anora resists being forced to do something she doesn’t want to do, but she is threatened by Vanya’s…
One of the most enjoyable things about watching a film like We live in time observes how life is lived. Director John Crowley and writer Nick Payne paint a heartfelt, often humorous and touching picture of a couple whose love for each other simply exists. Juggling work and childcare, illness and developing relationships, the romantic drama is a gripping, heart-wrenching experience. It is gentle and warm, like listening to the sound of waves on the beach. It lulls us into the comfort of seemingly endless love, but its narrative, spanning decades and non-chronological, reminds us that life can always be…
According to the imagination, Piece by piece is visually and creatively spectacular. It marries documentary filmmaking – which is very traditional here – with a remarkable LEGO animation style. When I saw that this was a documentary about Pharell Williams, I was initially surprised. Turning the famous producer’s life story into a LEGO animated film was ambitious, to say the least. But the director Morgan Neville, the team of animators, and writers – Neville, Oscar Vazquez, Aaron Wickenden and Jason Zeldes – do a phenomenal job of creating something fun with the parts of Williams’ life, even if some of​​​​…
I’m not sure what took the romance genre to send its central lovers to other locations, but the trend continues at Netflix Lonely planet . This time, the characters – Katherine Loewe (Laura Dern), a best-selling author who goes on a retreat to finish her book, and real estate agent Owen Brophy (Liam Hemsworth), who is on the retreat to support his newly successful Author girlfriend, Lily Kemp (Diana Silvers) – Head to Morocco. It’s where they develop feelings for each other, although the country is mostly a quiet, gorgeous backdrop to their budding romance rather than a character in…
Warning: This post contains major spoilers for Me Live in TimeWe live in time Has a good wrenching ending. The drama, directed by John Crowley from a screenplay by Nick Payne, stars Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield as Almut and Tobias, a couple whose time together is shown through non-chronological narration. Premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, We live in timeReviews are mostly positive. The sad film ends with Almut competing in a famous cooking competition, which would be on the same day that she and Tobias were to get married. Before the competition ends, and feeling some pain,…