movie review
Reviews of new and classic family-friendly films; the perfect picks for movie night.
Sharper - a movie review
Benjamin Caron's "Sharper" presently in restricted dramatic delivery and gushing on Apple TV+ one week from now, permits one to envision what Julianne Moore and John Lithgow might have finished with an '80s David Mamet screenplay like "House of Game" or "The Spanish Prisoner." It's one of those account jigsaw confuses that feels like it went from dramatic element to streaming series at some point during the '10s. As there's somewhat of a shock of pleasure at simply watching it unfurl, moving volatile through different cons until the last one terrains on the table. The issue is that the Mamet brand of extreme talking puzzle film is more diligently to pull off than it looks, and essayists Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka simply don't have the endowment of discourse expected to hoist this spine chiller past its establishment. Mamet's best movies involved exchange as a weapon as his characters on the other hand kept and uncovered like Ricky Jay doing an enchanted stunt. "Sharper" obviously needs to impersonate that stylish, yet the entire situation is just sufficient as a redirection.
By Surya Prakash.Rabout a year ago in Families
Knock at the Cabin- a movie review
Fair warning: the climactic occasion of "Knock at the Cabin" is a book consuming. I'll save you the subtleties, however to say the least, in case anybody consider Hollywood a strong front of liberal informing, this new film by M. Night Shyamalan gives one more strong counterexample. In a year that has conveyed such models of narrow-minded conservation as "Top Gun: Maverick" "Tár," and "Avatar: The Way of Water," "Knock at the Cabin" has the uprightness of being the most trying, bold, creative, and revolutionary of them. It's distinctly acted like a contention of confidence against reason — and it presents a religious request that is prepared to involve savagery in quest for its redemptive vision. Up to this point, so able. What's shocking about Shyamalan's film is its call to capitulation. The chief puts the onus on the liberal and moderate component of American culture to meet fierce strict revolutionaries more than midway, in case they respect far more terrible furies, in case they release an end times.
By Surya Prakash.Rabout a year ago in Families
10 TV Shows About Grief
Navigating grief is always a difficult journey, but watching it play out on TV can sometimes be both therapeutic and educational. By watching TV shows about grief and the different ways characters in television shows cope with loss and navigate through their own experiences of grief, viewers gain empathy for each other’s struggles and find comfort in the shared feelings of pain and confusion. Seeing how your favorite characters handle the challenges posed by bereavement can provide comfort as well as realistic coping strategies to help you work through your own unique grief journey.
By Saint Diamondsabout a year ago in Families
Under Purple Clouds
Every night at midnight, the purple clouds come out to dance with the blushing sky. It was a sight that enchanted the town for as long as anyone could remember. People would gather on their roofs, balconies, and porches, gazing up at the sky with awe and wonder. It was as if the world had come to a standstill, and all that existed were the clouds and the sky.
By Ghulam Murtazaabout a year ago in Families
Breaking Barriers and Celebrating Equality: International Women's Day 2023
Women are of paramount importance to society. They make up half of the world's population and contribute to every aspect of life. Women are mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, leaders, innovators, and more. They play a vital role in the family, community, and workforce. Women have made significant contributions to various fields, such as science, medicine, technology, politics, and the arts. They have fought for their rights, shattered barriers, and paved the way for future generations. Women's perspectives and experiences bring diversity and richness to society. Empowering women means empowering society as a whole. We cannot achieve progress and development without recognizing the critical role that women play in our lives.
By Ardahan Yusuf Doğangüneşabout a year ago in Families
HOME ALONE
Released in 1990, "Home Alone" has become a beloved holiday classic and a cultural touchstone for generations. Directed by Chris Columbus and starring Macaulay Culkin in the lead role, the film follows the misadventures of Kevin McCallister, an eight-year-old boy who is accidentally left behind by his family when they go on vacation for Christmas.
By Ashif Ahamedabout a year ago in Families
Tomb Raider
"Tomb Raider" is a 2018 action-adventure film directed by Roar Uthaug and starring Alicia Vikander in the titular role of Lara Croft. The film is a reboot of the popular "Tomb Raider" video game franchise, which previously spawned two film adaptations in the early 2000s.
By Ashif Ahamedabout a year ago in Families
The Godfather
"The Godfather" is a classic American crime drama film released in 1972, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and based on Mario Puzo's novel of the same name. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, and James Caan in lead roles and is widely considered one of the greatest films of all time. The film's success led to the creation of two sequels, both directed by Coppola, released in 1974 and 1990.
By Ashif Ahamedabout a year ago in Families
Joyland review - unpretentious trans show from Pakistan is noteworthy introduction
The correct method for feeling love, and the correct method for feeling a piece of a family, are the insoluble hardships at the core of this secretive, miserable and delicate film from Pakistan, a show overflowing with life and novelistic detail, coordinated by the initial time movie producer Saim Sadiq. He has been compensated with the Un Certain Respect jury prize at Cannes, an authority section shortlisting for the Foundation Grants (however not a last selection), and scorn and oversight from Pakistan's sterner political classes for his film's alleged extramarital perversion.
By Surya Prakash.Rabout a year ago in Families
Cocaine Bear -a movie review
On the off chance that a man and a subterranean insect were presented to radiation all the while," articulates John Goodman's B-film maestro in Joe Dante's 90s religion pearl Early show, "the outcome could be horrendous without a doubt; for the outcome could be… Mant!" You can hear a reverberation of Goodman's "Half man, half subterranean insect, all fear!" mantra in the pitch for this goofy frightfulness satire in which a dominant hunter and a ragtag gathering of people are presented to a few million bucks of class-An opiates at the same time and the outcome is… Cocaine Bear - a title so splendidly straightforward and unbelievably WTF? that it nearly makes the actual film excess. Could any element truly be basically as much fun as the viral trailer that dropped last month, pounding up sweary kids ("There was a bear; it was screwed!") and thundering behemoths to the siphoning kinds of White Lines (Don't Don't Make it happen)? Or on the other hand is this, similar to 2006's greatly advertised Snakes on a Plane, simply one more instance of all title and no pants?
By Surya Prakash.Rabout a year ago in Families
Creed III review
Franchise exhaustion is in no way, shape or form another disease - truth be told it's become so generally analyzed that a significant number of us have weariness of the expression "establishment weakness" itself. In any case, with last year's all's 10 greatest movies at the US film industry being important for a series - and with the greater part of them not being excellent - it's never not something worth talking about to murmur over. It's directed to a kind of morose acknowledgment, the sort that gets only that piece glummer around the arrival of one more completely disappointing and strikingly inconsequential Wonder film.
By Surya Prakash.Rabout a year ago in Families