“I was worried that a wild-eyed director would get a hold of this material and sensationalize it just to shock people. And that, to me, wouldn’t do the script justice. My vision of this story has always been the idea that it is a very edgy script that pushes a …

Subtlety be damned in Ruben Östlund’s Triangle of Sadness, an unwieldy and, at times, thrilling skewering of Capitalism. This is a loud satire. You know immediately who the targets are and what (and who) the film is torching. Capitalism, materialism, virtue signaling, the rich, social hierarchies, gender-based power dynamics, financial …

The John Wick franchise is like musical movies for action cinema. Each action scene is like a choreographed music number. There’s no pretense towards realism or the consequences of one’s violent action. John Wick movies are there to entertain and give you kick-ass action. It’s about violence and vengeance, but …

Though it’s a contentious subject, I believe mainly in the auteur theory – which is a way of looking at cinema with the director as the “author” of this work. It’s controversial because the film is one of the most notorious collaborative exercises one can get involved in. I don’t …

“Everyone will enjoy this movie. But New Yorkers will enjoy it especially because they know how bad their city really is.” – Bill Murray Some movies fall through the cracks without any explanation. When Quick Change came out in 1990, Bill Murray was at the height of his stardom, Geena …

I immensely enjoyed the 2019 Shazam! It was a clever, heartfelt, small-scale break from the explosion of huge Marvel movies at the time. It was about family, acceptance, and finding a home. The superheroes in the film weren’t wealthy billionaires but foster kids. The point was also made that power …

“The reputation of Psycho II continues to grow because Norman’s character had an arc to it – he starts out as someone who is desperately trying to hold onto his sanity, and he ends up as mad as a hatter! I never realised the power of film until I saw …

The film performed pretty well at the box office last weekend, but 65 seems destined to be forgotten. It is not the atrocity that some critics are saying it is. It currently holds a 37% on Rotten Tomatoes, which suggests a dud. That’s a shame because for what it is, …

I firmly believe that movie lists express cinematic taste and personality. I wouldn’t say I like making movie lists to hit all the marks people expect, depending on the list. The most excellent satisfaction I get from making movie lists and Unsung Cinema is someone saying they saw what I …

Seeing this film presents an interesting movie critic dilemma for me. I don’t want to go into a film like Champions to say anything bad about it. I mean, it is what it is a sports movie meant to inspire and provide some laughs. Its heart is in the right …