Lone Survivor (2013) Pashtunwali in Action
If there was one critique I’m guilty of leveling against Peter Berg, it shall not be complacency nor comfort. Continue reading “Lone Survivor (2013) Pashtunwali in Action”
Category: Movies
The Girl on the Train (2016)
There is something about the unreliable narrator that bonds it well with mystery films, that is, until it backfires in the unskilled hands of the handler. Continue reading “The Girl on the Train (2016)”
Uncut Gems (2019) – Shit and Colonoscopies
Uncut Gems begins with a colonoscopy and, though artful, ends with an equally intrusive view of a bullet wound. The implication being that Howard Ratner is full of shit no matter how he dresses up excuses for not ever having the money he owes. Continue reading Uncut Gems (2019) – Shit and Colonoscopies
Lost in Translation (2003)
For the longest, I had been wary of falling for the hype whenever I would come across the name of Sofia Coppola’s sophomore feature. It being Hollywood, and the plaudits emanating in unison from professional circles, my pupils dilated on cue for possible warning sings; my qualms about such works always revert to whether such films’ success is in part due to the fledgling artist’s standing in the industry’s inner tribe. If this entails missing a few gems along the way then so be it, but with Translation, something had to give, and it took no less an apt opportunity than the coronavirus quarantine to finally give in.
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The Dressmaker (2015) – Revenge in Vogue
Dreams do come true after all, and I am not talking about the leap to big city lights from rural obscurity. Liam Hemsworth, few years my junior and twice as good looking no less, got to clap Kate Winslet’s cheeks for the camera, or at least, relished the opportunity to pretend to in an acting role. At a minimum, they did lock lips.
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The Worthy (2016)
While no one here at Cinemaholism HQ can attest for certain what the first Emirati film is, we can definitely assure what the first film from the Emirates to get reviewed here is. Continue reading “The Worthy (2016)”
