96/100
What a charming film. A film much like Christmastime fare a la It’s a Wonderful Life or A Charlie Brown Christmas, about malaise and contemplation during the holiday season whilst finding the heart and joy of spending time with people you find yourself deeply caring about. The Holdovers brings me back to that type of Christmas film, the kind with a bittersweet charm that breaks and warms your heart in equal measure. This is going to be a new…
83/100
Triumphant and staggering, my introduction to the work of Sanjay Leela Bhansali was a treasure to watch, rich in themes of womanhood, reclaiming power, and independence. Anchored by an unrecognisable Alia Bhatt in the leading role, this is Gangubai Kathiawadi.
I’ve always had a strong fondness for the movies within India’s many film industries, Bollywood especially. Something about the extravagance and the sweeping nature of many of the film productions just clicks with me. They feel classically made, whereas…
100/100
“Vengeance blackens the soul, Bruce. I've always feared that you would become that which you fought against. You walk the edge of that abyss every night, but you haven't fallen in and I thank heaven for that.”
The finest film outing that the cape crusader has ever had. A cerebral and psychologically stirring tale, densely layered and pulsating with excitement, resounding and operatic, romantic and tragic. All beautifully compacted into a lushly animated feature that runs under eighty minutes.…
94/100
Usually whenever I watch a film and rate it on this platform, I do it almost immediately. Usually I know how I feel about a movie as soon as I’m done with it, but something happened when I watched Certified Copy. I didn’t rate it immediately, I sat with it in my thoughts and I let it linger there. Not that Certified Copy was bad or that I was mixed on it, not at all. I simply felt this…
