LATE – An Award-Winning Short Film
LATE, by Alexander Mansfield Martinez, is a coming-of-age drama about a young woman who finds herself in the middle of a life-changing decision after discovering something unexpected. Maya, who is raised in a single-parent family and lives with her mother, younger sister, and grandmother, is the protagonist of the story. We can tell something is […]
Danny Stack’s Horror Short ‘Origin’: A Haunting Supernatural Thriller
Written and directed by Danny Stack, the 2010 horror short film “Origin” is an impressive supernatural thriller that follows a stressed mother who tries to keep her family together when her son falls ill from a mysterious creature bite in the woods. Unlike many horror shorts and feature-length films, “Origin” doesn’t rely on jump scares […]
‘Black Crab’ Movie Review
Now streaming on Netflix, Adam Berg’s Swedish action-thriller, ‘Black Crab,’ is set in a war-ravaged post-apocalyptic world. The film does not provide much backstory to the causes of the conflict but has enough substance in the story for all of us to visualize the destruction in war. ‘Black Crab’ follows a team of soldiers who […]
Alex Garland is Back with Horror Drama ‘MEN’
Watch the new teaser trailer for Alex Garland’s Men, starring Academy Award nominee Jessie Buckley. In theaters on May 20. Writer-director Alex Garland (Ex Machina) is back with an upcoming horror drama film, MEN, starring Academy Award nominee Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear. Official Synopsis: In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper (Jessie Buckley) […]
‘Gehraiyaan’ – Dives into Complex Urban Relationships Around Infidelity
Director Shakun Batra’s (known for Kapoor & Sons) upcoming Bollywood drama ‘Gehraiyaan’ is probably the film we have been waiting for so long, as lately, the Hindi film industry has been too much invested in unoriginal stories and cheap remakes. The relationship drama stars Deepika Padukone, Siddhant Chaturvedi, and Ananya Panday in key roles. […]
“The Desperate Hour” (2022) Movie Trailer
Directed by Phillip Noyce, “The Desperate Hour” (original title Lakewood) is a tense thriller starring Naomi Watts who is in a race against time to save her child after police place her hometown on lockdown due to an active shooter incident. The film was earlier premiered at Toronto International Film Festival and has so far […]
“The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window” – A Netflix Miniseries
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window is a Netflix miniseries that premieres on January 28. From creators Rachel Ramras, Hugh Davidson, and Larry Dorf, The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window is a darkly comedic, wine-soaked, satirical slant on the […]
“Chhorii” (Movie Review): Delivers a Message with Spine-chilling Thrills
Thrills and chills are the signatures of the Nushrratt Bharuccha starrer movie “Chhorii” which uses the horror genre to tell a story of domestic violence, pain, superstitions, and female infanticide. Directed by Vishal Furia, the story follows a young couple (the girl is pregnant and in her 8th month) forced to lie low and disappear […]
KINGMAKER (킹메이커) – Korean Political Drama (TRAILER)
Written and directed by Byun Sung-Hyun and starring Sol Kyung-Gu and Lee Sun-Kyun, KINGMAKER is a South Korean political drama that follows two personalities: a politician who dreams of changing the world, and his campaign strategist capable of bringing others to power. Kim Woon-Bum (Sol Kyung-Gu) is a politician for the opposition party dreaming of […]