Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in America isn’t your average gangster flick. It’s not the kind of movie you toss on for a quick thrill or a tidy conclusion. No, this one lingers. It asks questions, not always providing answers, leaving you to wrestle with its shifting sands of memory, morality, and regret. For…
Life’s biggest questions—purpose, mortality, and the unknown—are tricky terrain. They’re also front and center in Lucky, a quietly evocative film starring the legendary Harry Dean Stanton. The film’s beauty lies in its simplicity: an unhurried narrative, small-town characters with depth, and a protagonist who stares down the final chapter of life without blinking. For a…
When Ford v Ferrari raced into theaters, it was more than just a film about cars and speed. It was an exhilarating ride through the human spirit, a testament to the complexities of ambition, friendship, and sacrifice. This movie doesn’t just focus on the roar of engines and the thrill of competition; it delves deep…
Few shows in 2024 have grabbed attention the way Interior Chinatown has. A biting, whip-smart satire, it dares to expose the typecasting trapdoors Asian Americans have been navigating in television for decades. It’s clever. It’s stylish. It’s got a wry sense of humor that makes you laugh and squirm simultaneously. But beyond the neon-soaked visuals…
Adapting beloved literature into a visual medium is no easy task. You walk a tightrope between doing justice to the source material and delivering something fresh enough to justify its existence. Prime Video’s Cross, a new take on James Patterson’s famed Alex Cross series, mostly pulls it off. Mostly. But it also opens the door…
When you settle in for The Day of the Jackal, you’re not just watching a thriller. You’re signing up for a game of moral tug-of-war, one that teeters between fascination and revulsion. Peacock’s ambitious adaptation of Frederick Forsyth’s classic assassin story takes the bones of its source material and dresses them in sleek modernity, all…
If you’re looking for a show that wraps you in warmth or gives you a clean arc of redemption, Say Nothing isn’t it. This isn’t bedtime storytelling—it’s raw, unnerving, and unflinching. It’s television that rattles you awake and leaves you staring at the ceiling, grappling with big questions about human nature and how far we…
Dune: Prophecy crashes into the science fiction scene like a sandworm bursting through Arrakis’ sun-scorched desert. Big, bold, and unapologetically complex, it’s not just another installment in the sprawling Dune universe; it’s an entry that dares to delve deep into murky waters of faith, politics, and manipulation. But does it work? And, more importantly, can…
Taylor Sheridan has crafted a signature style that feels as rugged as the landscapes his characters inhabit—harsh, unyielding, and morally tangled. With Landman, now streaming on Paramount+, he’s back at it, conjuring up a world that brims with ambition, drama, and enough swagger to fill a Texas oil field. At first glance, the series may…
There’s something about the way certain films linger in the mind, not like a neatly tied gift, but like the scent of something half-forgotten, elusive yet deeply resonant. Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light doesn’t tell you how to feel or what to think—it invites you to inhabit its world, unhurried and full of…