The Successor / Le Successeur

‘The Successor’ is an interesting psychological thriller. A Paris-based fashion designer Ellias Barnès (Marc-André Grondin) has a breakthrough in his career and he is poised to on a role as a creative director of the fashion house.This movie has a lot character development. Ellias finds himself assuming the role his father played in an unconscionable…

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Sultana’s Dream

Sultana’s Dream is imaginative, commendable, and creates a world of its own with a cohesive narrative to keep the audience engaged. The movie is packed with Visual brilliance and is a stunning cinematography achievement! The visuals feel like a fever dream in Calcutta, beautiful and heavy with lush and beautiful details. The water, the subtle…

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The Boy and the Heron

“The Boy and the Heron” is Studio Ghibli film directed by Hayao Miyazaki, his final film before retiring from making Ghibli movies. The movie starts as a simple story of loss and love, and rises to a staggering work of imagination, with a young boy named Mahito at the center of the story. “The Boy…

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The Promised Land

‘The Promised Land’ is an historical epic drama set in mid-18th century Denmark based on the historical novel “The Captain and Ann Barbara” by Ide Jessen.  Born without a father and raised by a servant mother, Kahlen, the main character portrayed by the incredible Mads Mikkelsen, has managed to overcome numerous challenges, ultimately rising through…

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All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt

All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt is a bold, visual mosaic of a Black girl/woman’s life in rural Mississippi and implements memories of love, heartbreak, hardship, and life events told in a nonlinear stream of consciousness.  The movie opens with the line, “Slow, take your time”, and this echoes the pacing present. The pacing is…

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Ex-Husbands

‘Ex-Husbands’ is a comedy film written and directed by Noah Pritzker. The movie premiered at the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival on September 24, 2023, where it competed for the Golden Shell. Starring Griffin Dunne, James Norton and Miles Heizer, the story follows father and sons of the Pearce family. Peter’s parents divorced after…

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Jeanne du Barry

‘Jeanne du Barry’, an 18th-century French historical drama, focuses on the life of the character of Jeanne du Barry (Maïwenn) and her relationship with Louis XV (Johnny Depp). This period piece has a gorgeous setting, opulent costumes, exquisite hair/makeup, great acting, visionary cinematography, and a transporting score. Both Johnny Depp and Maïwenn gave outstanding performances showcasing a great…

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Fingernails

‘Fingernails’ is an incredible meditation on love, belief, and technology. The themes resonated so deeply and the characters are very relatable. Writer-director Christos Nikou addresses this heartfelt yet absurdist odyssey in a society with solid structure. Jessica Buckley is brilliant and the chemistry with Riz Ahmed and is felt from the first moment they met….

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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

Charlie Mackesy’s words and illustrations of ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’, serve as a reminder of goodness, gentleness, and the strength in kindness in our own lives and the world around us. This Apple+ feature is an exquisite and peaceful story that envelopes the viewer into the meaning of love, tolerance…

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Kalak

‘Kalak’ is Isabella Eklöf’s new movie that revolves around main character Jan, a nurse, a father, and victim of sexual abuse by his father when he was a teenager. In the film, Jan, portrayed by Emil Johnsen, works in Greenland and wants to be accepted by the natives and become a “Kalak”, a true or…

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