The Kitchen, released in 2019, uniquely tries to combine the classic mob movie with elements of feminism. Directed and written by Andrea Berloff in her first feature, the film adapts the power dynamics of organized crime to the story of three women who fill the void left by their imprisoned spouses. Originating from the DC/Vertigo […]
Introduction The Darkest Minds, an American dystopian film, was released in 2018 and Jennifer Yuh Nelson directed it. It is based on a novel by Alexandra Bracken with the same name. The film tackles a lot of themes such as fear, control, and rebellion in a coming of age scenario. It is set in a
Introduction Dampyr is a horror-fantasy action movie from 2022 directed by Riccardo Chemello. The film Dampyr is based on an Italian comic by Mauro Boselli and Maurizio Colombo and it features Harlan Draka, an Italian comic book character, making it his on-screen debut. Harlan Draka is a Dampyr, a hybrid of a human and a
Introduction The Lover is a 1992 romantic drama French-British movie created by Jean-Jacques Annaud. The film is adapted from a semi-autobiographical book by the same name written by Marguerite Duras. Set in 1929 French colonial Vietnam, the movie features the complicated and controversial affair between a French school girl and a rich Chinese man. The
Synopsis The Package is an engaging political action-thriller from 1989, directed by Andrew Davis. The story is set in the later part of the Cold War, peering into the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. The central conflict of the film is the peace treaty that aims towards the complete dismantling of
Synopsis Deep Water is a film set in the suburb of New Orleans, tracing the unconventionally bound relationship of Vic and Melinda Van Allen— a couple not brought together by affection, but by hidden truths, manipulation, and control laced with silent hostilities. Ben Affleck plays Vic, a former technologist with a drone warfare software startup,
Synopsis Lust, Caution, a film by Ang Lee, is centered on a romance, espionage, and a war during the Japanese occupation. It is set in Shanghai and Hong Kong in World War II, and is considered a wartime espionage Romance. It is about a young lady, Wong Chia-chi, who is a quiet student that gets
Synopsis Lee Holloway, a submissive, emotionally fragile young woman, has recently discharged from a psychiatric facility after attempting self-harm in Secretary. She is a woman living in her family’s house dominated by a mother who dictates every aspect of her life, while her father drinks himself into a stupor. She attempts to rejoin social life
Synopsis Freelance tells the story of Mason Pettits, a former Special Forces soldier who now leads a dull life as a corporate attorney. Years before, Mason was a Special Forces soldier who suffered a medical discharge due to a botched black-ops mission in the fictional South American nation of Paldonia, where his unit was attempting
Synopsis The Old Guard is a 2020 movie that is slick, action-packed, and a superhero thriller with emotional depth. The story revolves around a secret group of immortal mercenaries who have protected the world for centuries. The film blends contemporary and mythological warfare and addresses various moral concerns, such ethics, and stands out with its
