Hamnet
Hamnet is a hushed, emotionally devastating meditation on grief, elevated by great cinematography that turns loss into something tactile and deeply felt. The film avoids spectacle and exposition, choosing intimacy instead—letting silence, gesture, and environment carry the weight. Its cinematography is quietly extraordinary. Natural light, muted earth tones, and shallow focus create a world that…
Sentimental Value
Sentimental Value, directed by Joachim Trier, is a quietly devastating family drama that lingers long after it ends. The film explores art, trauma, and inheritance through the fractured relationship between a famous filmmaker and his estranged daughters, unfolding with patience rather than spectacle. What resonated most with me is how restrained the emotions are where…
Song Sung Blue
Song Sung Blue is a sincere but overly familiar musical drama that plays the biopic formula straight—sometimes to its detriment. Inspired by the real-life Neil Diamond tribute duo Lightning and Thunder, the film favors heightened tragedy over the quieter joys that made their story compelling in the first place. Hugh Jackman starts loud and showy…
Primate
Primate is straightforward horror fun—and it knows exactly what it wants to be. If you don’t take it too seriously, it’s an entertaining, fast-moving, gore-filled ride that delivers on its premise. The suspense works, the kills are brutal, and the film never overstays its welcome. It’s messy, intense, and fully committed to its concept, making…
Anaconda
Anaconda (2025) doesn’t try to out-scare or outdo the 1997 original—it sidesteps entirely, reinventing the cult creature feature as a self-aware horror-comedy about nostalgia, remakes, and creative desperation. The result is messy, uneven, but often amusing. Paul Rudd and Jack Black are the film’s biggest assets. Their chemistry carries much of the runtime, leaning into…
Stranger Things Finale
The Stranger Things finale delivers a grounded, emotionally resonant conclusion that values character over chaos. Rather than chasing constant spectacle, it slows down to let moments breathe, allowing long-running arcs to land with sincerity. The episode balances nostalgia and tension, echoing the show’s earliest seasons while acknowledging how much its characters and its audience have…
Song Sung Blue
Song Sung Blue is a gentle, old-fashioned crowd-pleaser that wears its heart on its sleeve. Inspired by a real Neil Diamond tribute duo, the film isn’t chasing reinvention—it’s chasing sincerity. And for the most part, it finds it. Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson anchor the film with easy chemistry and open vulnerability. Their performances feel…
The Spongebob Movie: Search for Squarepants
Watching Search for SquarePants felt like stepping back into the chaotic, candy-colored comfort of SpongeBob’s world — not because it reinvents the franchise, but because it understands exactly what SpongeBob is meant to be. This movie isn’t trying to grow up with its audience. Instead, it doubles down on silliness, heart, and unapologetic cartoon logic….
Avatar: Fire and Ash + Q&A Event
The cinematography and CGI were the strongest parts of Avatar: Fire and Ash. Every scene looked carefully designed, with wide shots of Pandora and detailed close-ups that made the world feel realistic and immersive. The lighting, colors, and camera movement helped set the tone of the film, especially during action and emotional moments. The CGI…
Marty Supreme
Marty Supreme isn’t just a sports movie. It’s a pressure cooker.From the first frame, it feels wired, restless, alive. Timothée Chalamet disappears into Marty with a kind of feral ambition that’s impossible to look away from. He’s charming, irritating, magnetic, exhausting, and that’s the point. This isn’t a clean underdog story. It’s about obsession, ego,…
