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Category Archives: Movie Review
“Monster” Movie Review
“Monster” is an intriguing movie, told from the perspectives of 3 individuals, a single mother who is overprotective of her son and wants justice for him, a well-meaning teacher who finds himself in the middle of an almost impossible situation in which he is falsely accused of hitting a child, and a young boy who is coming to terms with himself and his feelings for a friend. Although not quite the psychological thriller one would expect, “Monster” does a great job in shifting our perspective, in as much as we are constantly being asked “who is the monster?”, while viewing the movie. We are not looking for a monster, but rather seeing victims of circumstances that we empathize with throughout the film and the question of who the monster is becomes the furthest from the audience’s concerns.
“Man Suang” Movie Review
“When elephants fight, the grass is inevitably crushed.” – Quote from Man Suang
“Bleach” Movie Review
A 16-year-old swimmer’s clash with his coach has hidden meaning!
“Write Here” Movie Review
“Today is a good day……” – quote from Write Here
“All of Us Strangers” Movie Review
“All of Us Strangers” is a melancholic drama, filled with so much sadness and emotion that it took me a long time to settle in and get into it; the movie truly rocked my world as emotions flooded due to Andrew Scott’s perfect performance of grief, sadness and loneliness which pulls us in, and we are right beside him throughout the journey. The movie tackles loneliness, confronting our inner child and healing them, grief and catharsis. (I have left out a huge spoiler point from the twist in the movie to avoid ever spoiling this for anyone who hasn’t seen it because it will take away from this perfect sad movie).
“Eileen” Movie Review
NB: I have not read the book, and this review is based solely off the film.
“Good Grief” Movie Review
“Good Grief” is your quintessential made for TV romcom, that is easy to follow, fun and funny with little depth to it. The movie follows Marc (Daniel Levy), whose husband suddenly dies in a car accident. While grieving, he embarks on a journey in which he finds healing, takes a carthatic trip to Paris with his best friends in an attempt to forge his way into the future and find himself and love again. The title poses an oxymoron “Good Grief” being the grief we experience because we loved and lost, and this encapsulates the main theme of the movie.
“After Sundown” Movie Review
If we did a crossover between “I Feel You Linger in the Air” and “To Sir With Love”, the end result would be “After Sundown”.
“Saltburn” Movie Review
“Saltburn” is a drama/gothic thriller that follows Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan), an Oxford scholarship student who becomes seemingly enamoured with Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi) and the two strike a friendship. Oliver infatuated with Felix and his entire lifestyle, orchestrates a plan that sees him going from a reject in their class to joining the inner circle as Felix’s friend, which gets him an invitation to Felix’s family home, Saltburn, where Oliver begins to manipulate his way into every Catton’s graces.
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