Introduction Run! Bitch Run! is a 2009 American film that is both independent and co-written with Robert James Hayes II. Guzman was in charge of directing the film. Using a stylized manner and specific aesthetic choices, the film attempts to pay homage to the grindhouse cinema of the 1970s. That era was beautifully captured in […]
Overview Serve the People is set in a made up socialist nation, which parallely resembles North Korea in the 1970s. Focusing in on Mu-gwang, a soldier who gets promoted to chef for the division commander, his affection and loyalty towards the ideology is disturbing. Herership men observe the phrase, ‘Serving the People’ as a slogan
Synopsis Akeelah and the Bee is an inspiring film centrally focused on the protagonist, Akeelah Anderson, an eleven-year-old born and raised in the South Los Angeles area. Akeelah’s life changes after she develops an interest in spelling. Akeelah is an intelligent and driven girl who aims at competing in the National Spelling Bee. Her aim
Synopsis Elles incorporates elements of drama that was directed by Malgorzata Szumowska and was released in year 2011. The film also features Juliette Binoche who plays an introspective journalist trying to balance work with personal obligations on a quest of self discovery. The main character, Anne, is one of the leading journalist in a reputed
Synopsis “Ligaw” is an erotic drama film which focuses on a woman caught between a rock and a hard place and is deep in her fantasies. One character is dolores, a devoted yet soft-spoken wife. She is is a devoted caregiver to her paraplegic spouse. Despite the commitment offered, dolores finds a void forming emotionally
In his film, Puri for Rent, Christopher Novabos focuses on the dramatic evolution of an individual and the bonds that bind them, which happen to be the core needs of a person. He explores the life of a woman, touched by both a delicate and tumultuous emotional state that life thrives her into, and the
First introduced to audiences in the year 1958, Teacher’s Pet is a fairly amusing romantic comedy filled with a subtle yet thoughtful critique on characters and their development along with the comedy and charm of the movie’s focus on life, school, and love. The movie is directed by George Seaton and it stars the acclaimed
“Salishan” is a Filipino drama short film that captures the essence of a relationship that has been straining by the passage of time, the silence, and the surprise introduction of a different person. With a directorial and writing time of Iar Arondaing, the film is able to achieve the emotional semblance and intricate insight in
Synopsis Hotel Desire is a short German drama film released in 2011 that was both written and directed by Sergej Moya. The film depicts a day in the life of a single mother in Berlin, focusing on the self-inflicted alienation that comes with motherhood and the emotional turmoil that stems from it. Antonia, the protagonist
Elevator Lady” is a Philippine romance drama film directed by Rodante Pajemna Jr. The film depicts the attempts of its central figure to navigate the complexities of the urban world: its economical, ethical, aspirational, passionate, and evaluative facets. The film attempts to capture, on the one hand, the survival of a slice of society with
