Extinction: Movie Review (Watch it for Lizzy Caplan & Plot Twist)
When we look for sci-fi adventure or any of the apocalyptic movies, we tend to expect a lot away from our real life and that makes those interesting and watchable. However, this Michael Peña and Lizzy Caplan starrer Netflix’s sci-fi fantasy thriller Extinction never really capitalizes on an original idea. Extinction follows a family man […]
‘Under the Shadow’ (2016): A Horror Film Based On 1980s Tehran
Well, I am hopeful of the horror genre, which is constantly evolving with innovation in story, concept, as well as overall treatment in filmmaking. Iranian film Under the Shadow is probably the best example of how one filmmaker tries to pass social commentary in terms of women empowerment and repressing tradition while making not a […]
‘Wheelman’ (2017, Netflix) – Movie Review
Netflix’s fast-paced driving thriller Wheelman is an entertaining film filled with the right amount of melodrama and action on the road. Directed by Jeremy Rush, this film is tense, gritty, and an adventurous ride on the wheel. ‘Wheelman’ Movie Plot:A getaway driver takes a job to accompany two robbers to a heist and drive them […]
How It Ends (2018) I Review I Never Really Ends Well
David M. Rosenthal-directed and Forest Whitaker starrer Netflix disaster drama How It Ends is neither a good thriller nor a drama. Set during some unknown geological apocalypse, I see the film as a simple road trip by two people who tries to reconnect, leaving aside their past. The film follows an expectant father Will (Theo […]
Netflix Slasher Romina – Violent, Gore, Disappointing
Mexican production Romina is a slasher film now streaming on Netflix. Directed by Diego Cohen, the film has no story and runs one-dimensionally on a simple plot where six friends go on a camping trip, and most get killed by one of their school friends. I watched this movie because it was on Netflix. I […]
‘Shot Caller’ (2017) – An Impressive Prison Story (Film Review)
Ric Roman Waugh’s prison drama Shot Caller is a terrific thriller with not so unique storyline yet has its moments when it takes us through the power centers inside a prison and its far-reaching influence. Well, it is kind of generic when we have seen a good number of prison-related movies and series, but Danish […]
Calibre (2018) – Movie Review – A Netflix Original
This Netflix movie Calibre, starring Jack Lowden and Martin McCann in the lead, introduces us to a hunting expedition in Scotland that goes wrong with a troubling turn of events. Directed by Matt Palmer, the film is dark, gripping, and certainly a must-watch. Calibre is the kind of movie that teaches us to face the […]
THE FOREST (2016) – A film based around Aokigahara
THE FOREST is an American supernatural horror-thriller based on the disreputable Japanese suicide forest known as Aokigahara. However, the film never delves deep into the story behind the forest, but the tale of twin sisters – one of whom goes missing in the infamous woodland. There are few documentaries on the suicide forest in Japan […]
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (REVIEW)
The dinosaurs are back with Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (Directed by J. A. Bayona), a sequel to the 2015 reboot of the original franchise, with a promise to have a sequel. If we look at the franchise as a whole, this is not the best of the lot; Jurassic World was comparatively much better than […]
Lust Stories – Exploring the forbidden emotion
Netflix original anthology Lust Stories is an attempt to present the forbidden emotion ‘lust’ just as a regular human need, and doing so casts light on Indian society and its moral complexities. While depicting lustfulness, this movie certainly does not have to be any soft-porn or erotic in nature. It’s more to do with human […]