Eephus, directed by Carson Lund, shows a group of men playing their final game of Sunday-league baseball. The film offers no plot outside the confines of the diamond, driven solely by the game and the way in which the characters interact with each other. When extrapolated, though, Eephus is really a hilarious and heartfelt meditation on identity, community, and the inevitable passage of time. Lund uses the baseball game—its rhythm, camaraderie, and the quiet moments of connection found therein—to say…
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The Assessment 2024
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Parenthood is a uniquely transformative and destabilizing experience. It’s an upheaval of that which you once knew—peace and sanity. Fleur Fortuné’s The Assessment, through a dystopian world wherein life and reproduction are tightly controlled, begins to explore the nature of parenthood, sacrifice, and societal control.
‘The Assessment’ describes the series of rigorous tests and examinations that prospective parents are privileged to perform for positioning themselves at the pinnacle of the populous. Mia and Aaryan, who vaguely fit the bill, undergo…
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The Penguin Lessons 2024
The Penguin Lessons aims to broadcast to audiences a powerful message about the necessity of activism—the importance of speaking out against injustice rather than turning a blind eye, as silence, in many instances, can be deadly.
The film tells its story through the true account of Tom Michell (based on his 2016 memoir, after which the film is named), an English teacher who arrives in Argentina in the mid-1970s, in pursuit of a life free of unnecessary responsibility or stress.…
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Black Bag 2025
While action is a core element in most spy movies, Black Bag, directed by Steven Soderbergh, presents an espionage ‘thriller’ driven primarily by plot, characters, and dialogue. It’s well-written, engaging, and unfolds unpredictably.
The film explores themes of truth and trust within a relationship. Fassbender and Blanchett portray a couple whose bond is built upon these principles, which are ultimately put to the test. While some secrets are necessarily kept, they swear to never lie to each other (unless they…
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