2022 has been a very good year for movies so far. The unusual bump in quality may be because of the flood of releases coming in after the delays caused by the pandemic, but that does not stop this year’s slate of movies from being any less impressive. From horror to comedy, blockbusters to indie […]
As far back as we can remember, Ray Liotta had always been a great actor. Type of an actor who was always committed, never phoned it in, and always elevated the material no matter what the role was. Some actors need a good director to do that, some don’t bother if they’re in some low-budget, […]
She was a ballerina, and then became a beauty queen, later one of the biggest stars of Asian cinema and finally a legend. For over 30 years, Michelle Yeoh delivers iconic work in movies all over the world. Some might say, she has been literally and figuratively kicking ass since the 1980s. Born in Malaysia […]
It is surprisingly difficult to find examples of science-fiction films which you could call optimistic. There are several reasons for this. One is that it is harder to tell stories about futuristic worlds in which everybody is happy. It also tends to be a symptom of how the popular imagination reflects the world shaping it. […]
Here are two names that need no introduction: Joel and Ethan Coen. The spectrum of adulation that has enfolded their work is practically unmatched by any American director in the past forty years. Across that time, they have forged a reputation as genuine trendsetters in the industry, not least for their unapologetic flouting of genre […]
“She is interested in the ways her characters live dangerously for philosophical reasons.” – Roger Ebert on Bigelow’s films. California-born Kathryn Bigelow began as an artist, before transitioning in to making short films. In the ‘80s, she directed two cult neo-noir pictures, before establishing herself as cinema’s finest author of action movies. More recently, she’s […]