Warning: May Contain Spoilers! Every once in a while, I stumble across a film that I can’t quite get out of my head for a long time and I am stuck thinking about it for weeks after watching it. Sofia Coppola’s 2003 romantic-comedy drama, Lost in Translation is one of those films. While I’ve neverContinue reading “A Shared Language of Love”
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The City of Dreams: Reality or Fantasy?
WARNING: Contains Spoilers! It would be quite an understatement to say that Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001) is just a psychological thriller, mainly because it leaves the viewer with the question “what just happened?” at the end of the film. There is a much deeper element to the film than the average psychological thriller.Continue reading “The City of Dreams: Reality or Fantasy?”
What’s Streaming in July?
Highlight of some TV Series and Movies coming to Netflix, Hulu and HBO Max next month! New & Noteworthy Palm Springs (2020) Streaming: HuluAvailable On: 7/10 Starring Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, Peter Gallagher and J.K. Simmons, Palm Springs in a romantic comedy directed by Max Barbakow. It centers around two strangers who meet at aContinue reading “What’s Streaming in July?”
Chernobyl: A Balance of Denial and Truth
WARNING: May Contain Spoilers! Johan Renck and Craig Mazin’s 2019 historical drama tragedy miniseries Chernobyl followed the events of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of April 1986 and the clean-up efforts that follow, both physically and politically. The series is celebrated for its thought-provoking depiction of the dangers of nuclear technology and its detailed account ofContinue reading “Chernobyl: A Balance of Denial and Truth”
Psycho: The Normal vs. The Abnormal
WARNING: May Contain Spoilers From 1946-1965 the American film business was in a time of great struggle and despair, but by the 1960’s things were changing for the film industry. Many films were coming out that showed normal narratives on the top, but had deep psychological questions beneath the surface. Alfred Hitchcock was one ofContinue reading “Psycho: The Normal vs. The Abnormal”
Graduated, Now What?
WARNING: May Contain Spoilers! The film industry in the 1960’s was known for its psychological horrors and its science-fiction fantasy films, but there is one movie that stands out among those genres and it is called The Graduate (1967) directed by Mike Nichols. This comedy-drama is based on the 1963 book with the same nameContinue reading “Graduated, Now What?”
Top 10 TV Series of the 2010s
Do you think picking the best TV series of the 2010s was easy? Think again… From Netflix to Hulu to HBO and even Apple TV, there are hundreds of new TV series airing on a regular basis. Not to forget the shows that traditional broadcast networks are producing as well. There’s so much content outContinue reading “Top 10 TV Series of the 2010s”
Universal First Love
“And I’m never going to feel the same way for anyone else.” Paul Mescal, as Connell Waldron It’s no secret that the recent drama, Normal People, has shook the world in more ways than one. So, it goes without saying that this review has been a long time coming, I watched the BBC/Hulu joint productionContinue reading “Universal First Love”
Fairies and Fauns: Pan’s Labyrinth
The spectacular film Pan’s Labyrinth (Guillermo Del Toro, 2006) is tremendous clash between fantasy and reality. The film parallels both fantasy world and reality through the eyes of a little girl named Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) who is caught between a fairy tale and the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War in 1944. Del Toro usesContinue reading “Fairies and Fauns: Pan’s Labyrinth”
The Days of Summer (Love)
WARNING: May Contain Spoilers! While today is May 23rd, it is not a Wednesday but unlike most days this day in particular had an impact on Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) one of the lead characters of the 2009 film (500) Days of Summer directed by Marc Webb. “Most days of the year are unremarkable. They begin,Continue reading “The Days of Summer (Love)”
The Fade Out: A Movie Blog 