The Lukewarm Sequel Brigade Reporting for Duty! Netflix Doesn’t Do It Again! I Still Don’t Eat Fish Newsflash: We’ve Sent a Man on the Moon The Wild 70s Read more

The IT Squad Searching (2018): An unusual thriller, shot through the perspective of computer screens, CCTV cameras and media footage, Searching unfolds neatly. It might feature some illogical decisions on behalf of its leading characters, yet it never feels like these ever really matter in your enjoyment of the experience. Unless you’re me, that is. The story… Read more

To all the Eyre’s I’ve loved before Jane Eyre (2011): I might be more of a Jane Austen fan than of the Brontë sisters – due to the wit and lightness of the former’s stories. Yet, Jane Eyre, as embittered as it is in its tale of forlorn love, class struggles and fem-lib, caught my liking.… Read more

The Perennial Nazi Cravings Overlord (2018): The trailer raised my expectations to untenable levels, with its Wolfenstein-esque vibe and brutal gore. While holding the standard for the violence went alright, the story is just a rehashed version of the nazi-zombies oeuvre, with the crazed Germans going about their villanous affairs with relentlessness. Add to that the… Read more

I come forth from the abyss and present to you the meager scrapings from the netherworld. Alternative sci-fi: Sorry to Bother You (2018): The trailer to StBY is intriguing, but it’s greatest achievement lies in saying something while withholding the movie’s essence. What starts out as a corporate ladder climb dipped in racial observations, becomes a… Read more

When the cinema screen wept When Nietzsche Wept (2007): While reading Irving D. Yalom’s book, I have to admit, it grew on me. The more ponderous discussions between his doctor Breuer and professor Nietzsche have actual weight to them, true introspection. Some of that is retained in this terribly flimsy piece of film-making, crippled by bad… Read more

A suboptimal week, with hardly any movie really standing out. But the people demand a winner, so they shall have one! AKA The Pre-dater The Predator (2018): For a franchise as iconic as this, Predator has been plagued by very average sequels. Although, to me, ‘the’ predator movie will aways be Predator 2, which I watched… Read more

Why are horses so resplendent? The Rider (2017): What a glorious, heartfelt movie about passion and struggling against the odds! The Rider treads the thin-red-line between reality and fiction to paint this stern, yet touching story about Brady, a cowboy who suffers a head injury that impairs him from doing what he’s best at – riding… Read more

To my credit, I have been watching movies. It’s just that I haven’t been writing about them! I deserve a GoT shaming for this. Twenty Feet from Stardom (2013): I had no particular interest in the world of music in general or backup singers in particular, but there was something so relatable about the idea… Read more