As the Academy Awards is a little over a month away, I'm playing catch up to all the nominated films. Admittedly, I'm not familiar with Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund's films so this is my intro to his work. Apparently, he got the inspiration for the film from his wife who's a fashion photographer which sparked …
Continue reading Triangle Of Sadness (2022) Review – a satirical, queasy-inducing voyage
When I first saw the first trailer of She Is Love, I was immediately intrigued by the premise of an unexpected reunion. Patricia (Haley Bennett) is an American TV producer who books a boutique hotel in Cornwall for a little getaway. Her peace and quiet time is suddenly interrupted by loud music playing in the …
I'm always in the mood for a spy thriller and when I saw the names Eva Green + Vincent Cassel together, I'm definitely on board! These two French thespians sure like to work together as I posted this trailer of a new French version of Three Musketeers not too long ago. Liaison is Apple TV+'s …
I usually included a TV section on my monthly recap but I thought I'd do a separate post to do a mini-review of both series. I know that these two series couldn't be more different from each other in terms of tone, style, and vibe, but they do have three things in common: they have …
Woo wee! Where has January go??! I feel like I barely did anything in the first month of the year, though I did celebrate Lunar New Year a couple of weeks ago with some friends which was fun. It's been a c-c-ccold January with temps dipping to well below zero. As much as I adore …
Continue reading What I Watched in January 2023 + Movie Of the Month
Love does funny things to people. But when you're a married cop investigating a crime, falling in love with a prime suspect makes things extra convoluted. That's what happens to South Korean officer Hae-jun (Park Hae-il) while he's investigating the death of a businessman in what appears to be a mountain climbing accident. The moment …
Happy Weekend, all! I'm taking a bit of a break from movie reviews as I still have the Oscars in my mind. There's still a bunch of controversies swirling around the nominations, the latest one focusing on Andrea Riseborough's nomination in the Best Actress category. Apparently, The Academy is conducting a review of the campaign …
Continue reading Music Break: Top 5 favorite 2022 film scores snubbed by Oscars
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