It was my first time in Margate, and for a Sunday, it was bare. I’d been given a lot of pretext for the area - the multiple articles written about its artistic resurgence, the proximity to a Hospital my mother used to work at, and it’s history as
Anyone but You
A modern Shakespeare adaptation? Yes. A modern rom-com alluding to Zillenial malaise in late-stage capitalism? Yes.
One of my least favorite characters that either lead has played? Yes. Too corny for my current taste? Yes. A good try, but nothing to write about beyond being a little
Famed Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto has made his feature debut, adapting ‘Pedro Páramo’, a story that influenced Gabriel García Márquez and Magical Realism.
I have a hard time keeping track of characters in Magical Realist stories, and the film was no exception — in its fidelity to the source material, it left
Do not see this film if you cannot watch Body Horror or Gore. This is not a mild movie - there is more gore, guts, blood and mess than there is dialogue. Please, please, please, don’t see it if you can’t handle that.
This is a film about
Time to start watching shows with my hands covering my eyes, I guess.
Many a friend has opined their love for Mike Flanagan, and I couldn’t wait to watch ‘The Life of Chuck’ to get even just a sippy cup of a taste of his genius, and reader — he
Fink. Fink, I hated you Fink. For a good chunk, my guy.
‘The Wild Robot’ has a stacked but ultimately successfully completed mandate - adapt a book, and in turn, marry together the twin causes of Climate Change and Technology being able to save the world, provide the message in
The entire film revolves around a TV studio — which you would expect to get very tiring very quickly, were it not for the fantastic talents of Director Samir Oliveros and Cinematographer Pablo Lozano, who keep movement and pace going with the most ecstatic effect.
The performances from all figures were
