Michihito Fujii‘s 18×2 Beyond Youthful Days refuses to become another sad love story. One lives in a moment and fully realizes it will end. The slippage of time becomes too palpable to ignore. This is the shadow of nostalgia cast ...
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Curry Barker‘s Obsession has been one of the biggest surprises of 2026 so far. Made with a minimum budget, the film has grossed $400 million worldwide. Keeping up with the trend of horror releases, Obsession was more than a jump-scare ...
Homer’s ancient Greek epic, The Odyssey, just got re-imagined by one of the best filmmakers of his generation. The 600-page long poem is one of the most original stories that have ever been told. It takes about a day to ...
From the very pantheon of stop-motion animation, Mexico has recently released its first-ever independently made feature film. I am Frankelda is a gothic fantasy musical which is now available on Netflix. Arturo and Roy Ambriz and their studio, Cinema Fantasma, ...
Enola Holmes 3 is a case study in cinematic colonial apologia. These movies have always been topped with an edge of politics, romping and frolicking through the feminist tensions of the old Victorian era. The third installment is no different. ...
A crime never goes unpunished, or does it? The perfect crime trope and archetype have been done many times in books and films, often depicting dark themes. What’s even more eerie about these stories is how close they are to ...
There are plenty of revenge stories where men burn the world down over wounded pride. Cinema has spent decades treating male rage like mythology. A man gets betrayed, hurt, humiliated, or abandoned and suddenly the audience is expected to cheer ...
Why a car? The last metaphor that would have been suitable to encapsulate Yusuke Kafuku’s (Hidetoshi Nishijima) life’s dilemma, is a car. The most unfortunate experiences he went through, his car went through with him. As a stage actor and ...
Before Is God Is becomes a revenge thriller, a Southern Gothic fever dream, or a mythic road movie with blood on its boots, it is a story about two sisters. That is the part that gives the film its heartbeat. Racine ...
If anyone would ask me what has changed when it comes to cinema, I’d be sure of its abandonment of the mediocre graveyard of singular genres. Movie makers today are taking risks, opting for specificity and fully delving into the ...
Who Is the Best Black Actor? We Tried to Build the Mount Rushmore There are certain debates that never really end. Best rapper. Best hooper. Best movie of all time. And then there’s this one: who is the best Black ...
2026 is not coming slow when it comes to television. It’s only been a few months, but some of the most anticipated shows of the year have already been released. From long-anticipated finales to new beginnings, here’s everything that came ...
