After watching and re-watching Friends for the umpteenth time over the years, inexorably memorizing moments from their lives, all six of them finally reunite on screen. The mere knowledge of that happening was mind-boggling per se. To see that happen for real in the form of Friends Reunion 2021 instantly takes you back in time. …
Say what you have to but the Army of the Dead movie entertains you. It doesn’t go heavy in the feels as most of Zack Snyder’s other creations do. It is supposed to be consumed like a light entertainer. Didn’t you miss zombie flicks? Well, Army of the Dead at least walks in as a …
Some movies tend to walk on a very standard tightrope. You know you have to walk straight. But The Little Things movie is just the exact opposite. You are forced to tread on a string that seems quite straightforward in the beginning, you know, like your average whodunnit thriller and whether you would be able …
What an incredible movie Nomadland is! Chloé Zhao has created a masterpiece based on Jessica Bruder‘s book. It does a thorough perspicacious examination of the lives of Nomads of the RV culture in America, through a third-person perspective of its protagonist Frances McDormand who, by the way, is absolutely fantastic in her role as Fern. …
Writing the Lost Girls review today with an appalling yet unsatiated appetite. The movie will entangle you in a case that remains a frustrating mystery. With a body count in the double digits, the Long Island serial killings remain one of the top unsolved cases in the U.S. This dramatization of true events will likely …
Wrong Turn (2021) starts out as a fairly conventional horror flick, only to take us on a few unexpected turns along with the ill-fated group of hikers. While horror fans might not see anything too original (since it is more of a reboot of the original Wrong Turn series) in this grisly adventure, it’s a …
In this age where true crime content is ubiquitous, one story stands out this year for being more evident to the public on social media. With the Watts family murder, their social media presence made their lives accessible and relatable to their followers, creating a kind of chronicle through which people could see the progression …
Having come from Wonder Woman 2017, I’d say 1984 ended up being somewhat of a letdown. I felt the movie to be deliberately putting on a face. It is trying to portray Wonder Woman in a very different light it had started its original sojourn on. The 1984 version kind of gives her an image …
Movie depictions of mental illness don’t often come with much accuracy, let alone sensitivity. Fear of Rain does a solid job of creating a suspenseful atmosphere with its protagonist, Rain, who suffers from schizophrenia, while also drawing attention to the stigmas that surround people with such disorders. Despite its occasional clumsiness and reliance on cliches, …
As I write the Soul movie review today, I keep thinking how often I have said this before: Pixar has a knack for picking the most fulfilling stories. Proving it yet again, the animation studio walks in with another enriching and alluring tale. This time, it addresses a familiar problem: leading a monotonous life. Aren’t …