June 6, 1941. Operation Neptune. And forever known to history as D-Day, the most significant military event in history has left a lasting impression on the world, and the very idea of freedom and liberty ever since. 81 years on, memories and legacy still hold true to this auspicious and fraught day, and now the […]
‘No Other Choice’ – Park Chan-wook Turns Corporate Despair into a Savage, Blood-Soaked Farce – Review
There are filmmakers who flirt with satire, and then there is Park Chan-wook, who skewers it, salts it, and serves it with a knowing smile. No Other Choice is the South Korean auteur’s latest act of controlled cinematic cruelty — a pitch-black comedy thriller that transforms modern employment anxiety into a vicious, absurdist survival game. […]
‘Holy Days’ – A Road Trip of Faith, Friendship and Pure Kiwi Joy – Review
Nothing beats a proper Kiwi comedy, the kind that wears its heart on its sleeve, kicks up a bit of dust on the open road, and leaves you grinning long after the credits roll. With Holy Days, actress-turned-writer-director Nat Boltt delivers exactly that: a warm, whimsical, thoroughly charming road movie that feels tailor-made for those […]
Intimacy and creativity lead in a beautifully opulent portrait of artistry in A24’s ‘Marc by Sofia’
Marc Jacobs and Sofia Coppola, two ‘genre’ defining artists, each with their own unique spark, spirit and creative voice, and who now have come together together courtesy of A24 to discuss their long held friendship, collaborations, inspirations and musings in Marc by Sofia, and in this intimate portrait, Sofia presents Marc, as we’ve never seen […]
‘EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert’ – The King Unchained: Baz Luhrmann Unearths a Lost Elvis in a Blazing Big-Screen Resurrection – Review
The King is back; not as myth, not as memory, but as pure, electrified presence. EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert storms into cinemas as a once-in-a-generation cinematic event, resurrecting Elvis Presley in full command of his voice, his body, and his incomparable musical soul. Built from previously unseen and long-believed-lost concert and rehearsal footage, this […]
‘The Bluff’ – A Ferocious Pirate Revenge Fantasy of Blood, Brine & Rock ’n’ Roll is Unleashed – Review
The Golden Age of Piracy looms large and blood-soaked in The Bluff, a cutlass-swinging, cannon-blasting blast of rock ’n’ roll escapism that barrels forward with swagger and intent. Directed by Frank E. Flowers, this Prime Video original is an all-action maritime throwdown, one that sees Priyanka Chopra-Jonas crossing blades with a gloriously unhinged Karl Urban […]
‘Crime 101’ – L.A. Film Noir At Full Throttle – Review
Los Angeles has long been synonymous with film noir, a city of shadowed intentions, neon-lit streets, and moral decay, and with Crime 101, that legacy gets a radical, adrenaline-soaked reinvention. Pulsing with raw energy and crackling tension, this four-pronged crime thriller smashes together intersecting lives at breakneck speed, delivering a film that lives right on […]
Aldis Hodge and Matthew Lillard talk Prime Video’s ‘Cross’ Season Two and the moral complexity and grey area that the new season pursues
Prime Video is taking things up a notch with the all-new second season of its twisting detective thriller Cross, and this all-new second season broadens the impact of this grittu, no-holds barred series, and audiences seeking a rush will have it delivered to them in taut and intense action thriller. We were very lucky to […]
‘FX’s Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette’ – A Seductive Slow-Burn Love Tale in The Time of Flashbulbs – Review
Over Valentine’s weekend, romance arrived not as a whisper, but as a full-body experience. In cinemas, Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights howled across the moors, selling out sessions and unleashing a storm of yearning, discourse, and borderline feral TikTok devotion. Meanwhile, at home, audiences were drawn into something sleeker, sexier, and infinitely more dangerous: FX’s Love […]