Category: Reviews

“Everyone has the right to steal back what was stolen from them!” – Zeke Blending perfectly into the city’s nightscape, 2019’s caper comedy ‘Car Stealers’ opens its cinematic venture with Rayna (Ellington Wells) walking alone in the dead of night. A newbie perhaps in the town, she is dressed in a jumpsuit, hair tied up;… Continue reading ‘Car Stealers’ Is Your Fun Heist Comedy!

White Guys Solve Sexism deals with a very heavy subject: sexual harassment in Hollywood. And yet, it approaches it with such subtlety (read humour) that it isn’t hard on the viewer while making its point. The film introduces us to two guys who are going through an emotional crisis, courtesy Harvey Weinstein. With Weinstein’s scandal… Continue reading ‘White Guys Solve Sexism’ Is A Genius Comedy That Hits Close To Home

Calif Chong’s latest, ‘Underneath’ is a rare observation of the complexities of a woman’s life faced with difficult circumstances and tough choices. Such, on paper, has been done before, but ‘Underneath’ brings a doubly twisted study to the table, one that eludes watertight conclusions. ‘Underneath’ has no moral conclusions. The tyrant is the victim is… Continue reading Calif Chong Takes A De-Glam Look ‘Underneath’ The Mundane Exterior Of Everyday People

Writer-Director Natalie Peracchio’s latest offering comes as 2019’s surreal comedy, ‘Smile’, about a woman’s visit to the dentist which ends less than ideally. Emily, played by Lauren Slone, sits in the dentist’s office, visibly uncomfortable. Peracchio starts this off well. Some shaky POV shots that never rest on one object long enough and are exactly… Continue reading ‘Smile’ Takes Discomfort To A Whole New Level!

You hear Xueran Chen’s composition even before you see her face and the music prepares you for what is to come. Christine Chou (Jeanie Lim) is being interrogated. And, as the camera uncomfortably lingers close to her face, we see the tears, the desperation, and the broken-fragile piece that is our character. Director Shu Zhu’s… Continue reading ‘Moth’: The Purging Of A Woman Whose Fame Is Her Nemesis

This 13:18 minutes long film from Chile, centres on a man named Javier (Vladimir Huaiquinir) and his quest to finding a job that leads him into having the strangest (and yet, satisfying) of all experiences. Javier comes to a farmland seeking work. The problem, however, is in the ringleader, a certain Mr Goat (Daniel Candia)… Continue reading ‘Premonition’ Is A Strange Mix Of Dreams & Realities…

Being in love… that universal handover of pure bliss and joy where everything seems right; where the world around you seems to go bright and you feel like you’re at your best, both empowered and vulnerable at the same time… Enclosed within this bubble of happiness despite knowing that someday, any moment from now it… Continue reading ‘Ephemerality’ Is About A Soul Seeking Answers…

Ever wondered what it feels like to have a crime committed by you go undetected? Ever thought it would be easy getting away with murder, even if it’s accidental? Well, director Stefan Georgiou makes it easy for you, by taking you on a journey of 18:30 minutes that is absolutely dramatic and suspenseful until the very last scene. … Continue reading ‘The Dead Ones’ Tell You Who The Dead Belong To!

This is one coming of age story that hardly makes you feel much better, but perhaps leaves you with a sense of pride in a little boy for digging in his heels to make his place in a world where he is not often welcome. Marcos Durian’s 2019 short, ‘Fish Head’ is the tale of… Continue reading ‘Fish Head’ Is A Picture Of Daydreams and Broken Hearts of Little Boys…