Kate Winslet has never been this good. It's a monumental joy to see her playing Mildred who goes through the spectrum of emotions, and it is so tangible that would break your heart whenever you find her vulnerable.
Reviews tagged ‘english’ by Nafees Ahmed
2020
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Far from what you would expect from Alan Yang, given his resume is decorated with likes of comedy-drama ‘Master of None’ & satirical sitcom ‘Parks and Recreation’, “Tigertail” is a poignant, often melancholic, low-key drama about dreams, relationships and existential crisis, all painstakingly boxed within 90 minutes.
Yang sagaciously draws a fabric from his father’s immigration experience to America to paint such intricate detailing and render palpability to the conventional drama. He then romantically spins into a semi-fictional story about an…
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2020
Emma looks like a dream project of an enthusiast, young film-maker inspired by whimsical Wes Anderson with tons of melodrama poured in. The production design is extraordinary and one of the reasons you ignore other flaws the film has, but if the storytelling is so plain and drama lacks the depth, it becomes difficult to ignore beyond a point.
Am I the only one who wanted Florence Pugh to play the character, Emma Woodhouse?
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2017
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Within a few minutes of the sprawling docies "The Vietnam War", we are informed about Vietnam War casualties that roughly consist of 3.5m Vietnamese civilians & fighters from North & South Vietnam and 58k U.S. combat troops. It does give you a picture of the long and grisly war, it's maddening intensity, immeasurable and irredeemable tragedy it inflicted. But what follows next over the 10 parts, spanning 18 hours of the docies, would make you shriek in horror and disgust. It makes…
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2018
NANCY [2018]: ‘MAMI’ REVIEW – A TROUBLED GIRL FINDING HERSELF
Debutant Christina Choe takes inspiration from a real-life incident involving identity theft, reminiscent of The Imposter (2012, documentary), and weaves a compelling and riveting story of a lonely woman trying to find an emotional connection that lacks at home.
She creates a desirable personae putting her heart and soul into it to manipulate others taking advantage of their emotional vulnerability. Latching on to their fragile personal crisis, she provides an…
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2017
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You were never really here is an art-house master-class in aesthetical and elliptical storytelling, where the sound seamlessly blends with the visuals to form a compelling narrative, reminiscent of NWR’s Drive.
The parallel between “You were never really here” and “Drive” carries an uncanny similarity to suggest the heavy influence it has. It shares a reclusive lead protagonist emerging out of the dysfunctional society, the classical botched job that ends in a brutal face-off, combining the immersive audio-visuals to create…
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2017
An island brewing with the mystery of a serial killer. A girl quashed between her oppressive family and cynical past. A still blue beach growling in horror to unleash the beast on Isle.
Micheal Pearce's debut film is unsettling and riveting slow burner thriller. It examines a pertinent question of how far you should caress your inner demon to take revenge on the world for ill-treatment directed towards you at expense of butchering the innocence left in the world.
Though…
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2017
WHO WE ARE NOW [2018] REVIEW: CAN WE PLEASE ORGANIZE A CAMPAIGN TO NOMINATE JULIANNE NICHOLSON FOR BEST ACTOR (FEMALE) ACADEMY AWARD?
Life is not a bed of roses, we already know, but one tiny accidental mistake could wipe off the hope to have a decent life. It doesn’t get worse than in the film “Who we are now.”
Drenched in hopelessness, “Who we are now” is a torrenting rain of despair, with each ing second the ruptured clouds of…
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2018
#AneeshChaganty's Searching is a #tensethriller that is smartly done in a singular space across smartphone and laptop screens.
Despite of a few glitches and the time to settle in to see a film through the #digitalScreens, the risk really pays off. Even at times when it seems to descend in the pit of gimmickry, the restrained narration and direction help to keep it afloat. He manages to tell a coherent story, sketch the characters we really care for, and emotionally…
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