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Requiem for a Dream (2000) by Darren Aronofsky – Review
I consider Darren Aronofsky’s directorial aesthetic as something unprecedented for world cinema. He is indeed an intense filmmaker who is famous for how tough his shots and scenes are. I believe that he is the perfect director to portray a difficult (and objectively everyday) problem such as drug addiction. This film does just that, accompanied
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The Devil Wears Prada (2006) by David Frankel – Review
The Devil Wears Prada is a perfect feel-good film. When you feel that you need to watch something to lift your spirits, this is usually on everyone’s list, and for good reason. From a stellar cast (Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci) to the plot itself, this is a movie that has
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Kinds of Kindness (2024) by Yorgos Lanthimos – Review
Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindness was one of the most highly anticipated films of the year. With the film season at an end, a film with such an impressive cast (Emma Stone, Jesse Plemmons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley and Hong Chau) and director would certainly attract a lot of interest and attention. But even so,
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A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) by Elia Kazan – Review
A Streetcar Named Desire holds a special place in my heart. It was one of the first movies that I saw that resided outside of mainstream cinema. Looking back at it now, watching Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh at fifteen years old, not knowing who they actually were seems surreal. However, no matter how much
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Dog Day Afternoon (1975) by Sidney Lumet – Review
For our second and last entry for Pride Month, I thought it was very important to refer to this film. Although it isn’t considered as a LGBTQ+ production, I decided to analyze this film for two reasons. Firstly, it was considered unusual and groundbreaking for its time (1975). It was unheard of to produce a
