Get Out is Jordan Peele’s comedy-horror satire that highlights the underlying racism against Blacks in modern America. Peele draws from everyday conversational tropes that seem innocent enough (and they might very well be) and turns them into a frighteningly comedic and entertaining horror-thriller. Get Out calls to attention a conscious/unconscious effort to segregate, objectify and disempower…
Month: March 2017
Personal Shopper review; A coming-of-age ghost enigma
Personal Shopper is not a very accessible experience. But in its place is an originality whose effect still seeps into my interpretation, and it lingers long after the viewing experience. This is a special film. Olivier Assayas’ ghost-drama film bears the slow-burning realist trademarks of European cinema but often dabbles in many different tonal shifts…
My most anticipated movies of 2017
It’s always fun to create these lists every year, it’s become a little bit of a ritual for me. There’s always awards season posts where everyone gets in on the hottest movies in town…and then there’s the prep work and anticipation for next year’s most promising crop. And you guys know me. I’m always into…
I don’t feel at home in this world anymore; A caricature that feels underwhelming
I don’t feel at home in this world anymore is a sprighty and tone-shifting comedy-drama about suburban neighbourly fears and subsequent reactions to such distress. In it, there’s a suburban community whose system of bureaucracy is rendered useless that Ruth feels like she needs to finally own this world that has led her down…a world…
Kong Skull Island:A smashing good time
I scouted around for some fan art for my featured image coz of the plethora of artwork dedicated to this movie by so many different artists and their varied styles. Then I came across this and it just blew me away. Many thanks to Dave Stafford for letting me use his downright bad-ass poster for…
Logan; Humanistic portrayals and redemption
Logan is my first proper 2017 film-release movie review. But let’s detract abit here. After a pretty exciting awards season last year which, for the first time, awarded Best Picture to a movie (Moonlight) which was also my favourite, 2017 seemed to cement itself as the year for the underdogs. It saw Roger Federer came…
Best Screenplays, Foreign film, Music, Visuals and Animation of 2016; My Picks
This is the last post for FANA (Film and Nuance Awards) 2016 where I finish off the categories in film and give my own picks 🙂 Best Original Screenplay: Moonlight I felt like Moonlight had such a personal and powerful voice entrenched in an experience that all of us could relate to in one way…
The greatest underdog in Oscar history; A look at how Moonlight won Best Picture.
The race for Best Picture,up until the moment the La La Land producers got their victory speeches in, looked like a successful campaign run for a film that played its cards right. It swept the pre-cursors that mattered (PGA and DGA which are part of the 7/9 guild award sweep) and won a few more…
