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For many, replicating the success of genre-defying horror films surely appears to be an inconceivable task. They seem to forget, or perhaps never even cared to remember, that there exists such a film by Roman Polanski Rosemary’s Baby. It is regarded as the patriarch as most horror filmmakers cite it as an inspiration. There was […]

So say you managed to beat the odds and catch an early screening of John Krasinski’s new film, IF a montage where the writer/director comes on the screen for a brief moment during the promotion of the film, calls out girl dads in the audience. And now that you’ve caught a glimpse of it that

Immersing myself in the 2K Games and Gearbox Software’s comic book world of Borderlands has taken me hundreds of hours due to its engaging gameplay which has a focus on exploration, cooperation, and constantly finding better guns to shoot at hordes of enemies (I’ve talked about it here, and here, and countless such places). How

“Immaculate” is marketed as a feminist horror film that focuses on women’s bodily autonomy. However, the film does not live up to the expectations set by this bold marketing strategy. Sydney Sweeney, the leading star in the film had recently been under a lot of limelight with her roles in “Anyone But You” and with

Dev Patel becomes what can be described as a blockbuster in ‘Monkey Man.’ Some aspects come to the edges and the mix may be off some of the times, but the enthusiasm is unmistakable here which can be felt in a genre that sometimes just seems to be off the production line. Bruce Lee, Sammo

As far as Ron Howard is concerned he has never been a studio type director, rabidly attached to just one genre. A cursory glance at his filmography reveals notable titles on mermaids, cocoons, car factories, astronauts, and firefighters, as well as newspaper tycoons, beautiful minds cave divers the Grinch or even Da Vinci and the

Films by Guy Maddin typically stem from an individual’s interests in projects, such as “Brand Upon the Brain!” or “My Winnipeg”, and I am sure that this was the primary driving force of Maddin’s creativity. As Roger himself puts it, “If you love movies in the very sinews of your imagination, you should experience the

The overwhelming presence of dystopian novels in the 2010s YA media cannot be denied. It was the year of ‘The Hunger Games’ which began in 2012 the successful increase in popularity of works such as ‘Divergent’ and ‘The Giver’, with ‘Maze Runner’ being released later in 2014. These dystopian young adult book adaptations in Hollywood

The fact that a traditional, western American movie can be expected to divide opinions given today’s sentiments about such combinations probably sounds a bit juvenile. That is precisely the case for those who did not factor in the setting as they skimmed through the first reviews of “Horizon An American Saga – Chapter 1” the