Posts tagged film

Baños de pureza is a phrase in Spanish that means “baths of purity” and is used to denote someone who likes to slather themselves in holiness. …

Wrong man for the job. Had this movie been directed by Steven Spielberg, it would have been much more fun, mischievous and magical. As directed …

My To Watch list keeps getting longer and longer. And I can justify solitary trips to the cinema and spending hours in bed watching films …

There is a scene towards the beginning of this misconceived borefest that encapsulates the monster of acting that is Meryl Streep. There is no other …

Good news is, The Tree of Life made it to the Best Picture, and so did Terrence Malick and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki. Also The Artist, …

Rather like Christian Bale, Michael Fassbender is not afraid to get his hands dirty for his art. There are few who would have the balls …

Although it is described as an action thriller, what Miss Bala does best is make palpable the feelings of fear, revulsion and violation that Mexicans …

The first scenes are a bit of a shock as we watch a CNN-like news update about war between Rome and the Volscian nation. I …

(And everything in between). All and all, this was a pretty great year for movies. Some critics justly included gems like Aurora, Poetry, and Tuesday …

I remember reading sundry reviews about this second movie by professional hipster Miranda July, all of them emphatically caveating how you had to endure a …