Kevin Pollak directs his first feature film with The Late Bloomer, a romantic comedy released in 2016. The film is loosely based on the life of journalist Ken Baker. His memoir Man Made: A Memoir of My Body, served as the foundation for the movie. It narrates the story of his life’s strange twist of […]
Introduction In this post, we will consider the American drama entitled ‘Revolutionary Road’ which came out in 2008, and was directed by Sam Mendes. It features the characters Frank and April Wheeler played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. This melts the metal of their long awaited reunion after DiCaprio and Winslet’s Titanic in 1997.
Synopsis With present-day Helsinki as the backdrop, Troll Factory centers on Elina Tervo (Krista Kosonen), an idealistic investigative journalist marked by her fierce dedication to truth. Elina has made a career for herself exposing corporate and governmental scandals, earning her accolades as well as powerful adversaries. Elina finds what seems to be the story of
Netflix’s ambitious new 3 Body Problem sci-fi series might have started slow, but that doesn’t make it any less one of the streaming service’s most meaningful additions to its catalog of timeless original hit productions. David Benioff and D.B. Weiss took a huge risk by choosing to adapt Liu Cixin’s famously unadaptable book series Remembrance
Sasquatch Sunset might be the most bizarre movie you ever see. The Zellner brothers, who are surrealists by trade, do a deep dive into Bigfoot legends with equal parts absurdity, heart and a dark commentary on man’s destruction of nature. There is no dialogue or three-act structure to speak of; rather, this cast grunts and
The First Omen, which recently premiered — although it is not to be confused with it because of its equal impact — this indie film that was called Omen (or Augure in French, which means ‘oracle’ or ‘soothsayer’) when it was originally named. A Congolese man who is doomed returns to his roots with his
Sex is a profitable business. Sports are also a good business. What about retro EDM? It can\’t hurt. All this is part of Italian film director Luca Guadagnino\’s new erotic tennis drama Challengers. It is a raunchy feel-good movie that knows it is very good right from the beginning. Even before we see the iconic
A father tries to protect his teenage sons in a world destroyed by an apocalypse and filled with terrifying creatures, this is the familiar premise of Arcadian: but it takes that idea and runs with it. I have to give credit where it’s due; Director Ben Brewer and screenwriter Michael Nilon manage to come up
In a divided border town, a Mexican woman escaping violence and an ICE agent find themselves drawn together. The Absence of Eden is unflinching in its portrayal of human trafficking and the exploitation of undocumented people — as well as the different reactions from those in charge of keeping order. In his feature debut, writer/director
Writer/director Brittany Show (the Pitch Perfect films, Hairspray) pulls the creative ripcord in Parachute – her feature film debut behind the camera – and sticks the landing. The result is a refreshingly honest, compassionate, and thought-provoking story about addiction and codependency. Parachute is a beautiful achievement from Snow and some excellent indie filmmaking to boot.
