Film Review: “Her Smell” (2018) ★★★★★
I have always believed that the best film is the one that’s not liked by every single viewer. For instance, how many people are going to like Lars Von Trier’s [continue reading]
New York Film Festival
NYFF 2018 Review: “Wildlife” (2018) ★★★★★
© IFC Films No matter how hard we try to define the meaning of marriage, I don’t think any of us can come close to phrasing it in the right way. Movies like [continue reading]
NYFF 2018 Review: “If Beale Street Could Talk” (2018) ★★★★★
What if? What if not? What if the walls could talk? What about the streets? How much information can a house keep? What can we tell or cannot tell? Can we hear what we say, [continue reading]
NYFF 2018 Review: “Roma” (2018) ★★★★★
With Y Tu Mama Tambien or Gravity, Alfonso Cuarón has already proven that he has no interest in conventional cinema. All that he pursues is human condition, feelings, [continue reading]
Film Review: “Maria by Callas” (2017) ★★★★
For some, celebrities are stars that are farther in distance than the real ones. In reality, they’re just human beings like yourself and I. So why do we have to be [continue reading]
Film Review: “Burning” (2018) ★★★★★
There’s something special about South Korean Cinema. The way it evolves, tells a story, builds up the narrative or suspense is what reminds me why I not only love watching [continue reading]
NYFF 2018 Review: “Shoplifters” (2018) ★★★★★
Generosity does not come with extra digits in the bank account; it comes from the bottom of the heart – a place some people are yet to discover. [continue reading]
NYFF 2018 Review: “Her Smell” (2018) ★★★★★
I have always believed that the best film is the one that’s not liked by every single viewer. For instance, how many people are going to like Lars Von Trier’s [continue reading]
NYFF 2018 Review: “Non-Fiction” (2018) ★★★★
Writing a novel is not that easy. There must be a source of inspiration to scoop from, to induce some fire, curiosity and even intrigue into it. But it is also a known fact [continue reading]
NYFF 2018 Review: “Border” (2018) ★★★★
Isn’t it a good and useful skill to be able to smell people’s fear, shame, whether they are a good or bad person, a drug dealer or a smuggler? Tina stands at the [continue reading]
