Anyone who has followed the filmmaking career of Pedro Almodovar understands his tendency to veer into the realm of soap opera. But beneath this sheer of simplicity in which people revolve in and out love, his films also strike at … Continue reading Review: ‘Parallel Mothers’

The knotty moral suspense of an Asghar Farhadi is a genre all its own. Building quietly at first before it spirals into a web of compromise, guilt, strained forgiveness and tragic consequence, his latest film A Hero travels down some … Continue reading Review: ‘A Hero’

In a genre such as horror, the idea of a person’s deteriorating mental health can have chilling consequences where the boundaries of reality and confusion conjure up serious boogeyman vibes. Most recently explored in films like The Night House (2021) … Continue reading Review: ‘Encounter’

I don’t know the work of Louis Wain, but once Will Sharpe’s film about the artist introduced his works in small portions before going full extravaganza in the final credits, I’m prepared to comply with the idea that he was … Continue reading Review: ‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’

Looking back at Jacques Cousteau’s Cannes winning 1956 film The Silent World, it doesn’t quite give the indication of the fervor that would erupt from the filmmaker and adventurer later in life. Like most of his other works during that … Continue reading Review: ‘Becoming Cousteau’

The indication of a remarkable documentary is that its emotional impact isn’t diminished by knowing how the harrowing episode played out in real life. In fact, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s latest documentary about survival and hope where there … Continue reading Review: ‘The Rescue’