© TIF There are many dark dramas out there that depict trauma without proper upbringing. Plagued by anti-black stereotypes, these big-budget narratives are often celebrated by the film elite, while independent films (which are usually ten times better) are discarded and forgotten. Based on the novel by David Chariandi and premiered at the Toronto Film … Read more
"A bad plan is better than no plan." It's an in-joke that pops up at various points during Black Man , and while it's meant to be a pointless commentary on the assignment, on its second iteration it starts to sound like an apology to the film itself and its story. A mixture. The problem … Read more
Pinocchio Guillermo del Toro resurrects the classic fairy tale in one of the most beautiful animated films to come out in recent years, a powerful and life-affirming father and son story of acceptance and love in the face of pain, suffering and fascism. The director's love for monsters is one of his best films of … Read more
Every horror movie is about pain, but only Hellraiser is about sadomachism – electricity and pain, his highest calling. Hellraiser, the 1987 reboot of the franchise that spawned nine sequels (time freezes when you think they're suffering for fun), is a film that captures the outrageous appeal of Clive Barker's 1986 novel. Sacred heart. But … Read more
Smile is a good old-school horror movie with plenty of hair-raising moments. This is a throwback to films that offer real thrills and thrills without relying too much on violence or torture. This is a supernatural film, with or without monsters, that psychologically explores the horrors that haunt us all while delivering moments of pure … Read more
1/5 Ana de Armas plays Marilyn Monroe in Blonde. Photo courtesy of Netflix LOS ANGELES, September 17 (UPI) – Ana de Armas's performance as Marilyn Monroe was heartwarming. But Blonde, now in some cinemas, shuns traditional biographies by making them uninformed or emotional. As a child, Gladys (Julian Nicholson), the mother of Norma Jeans (Lily … Read more