Orlando Oxford (Ralph Fiennes) is a member of a secret society which helps to keep order in the world by putting the right people in the right places to ensure the world keeps turning. However, not everything is under his control and after an attack, Orlando’s wife dies in his
Iranian cinema has always offered sanctuary for individuals like me looking for relief from the empty spectacle and dross offered by Hollywood blockbusters, franchises, and Oscar bait films. Iranian films place ethical dilemmas and the human condition front and center. Acclaimed Iranian directors—Kiarostami, Rasoulof, Pahani—inject humanity into a Hollywood dominated
The King's Man Synopsis: As a collection of history’s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, Orlando Oxford (Ralph Fiennes) and his team of well-trained peers (Gemma Arterton as Polly and Djimon Hounsou as Shola), must race against time to stop them. In a climate
West Side Story Synopsis: An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. Steven Spielberg's career exists on its own plateau of excellence, with few craftsmen equalling his output of storied
What is it with cars and surrealist films lately? Titane, The Noise of Engines—reviewed on this site—and now Brazil’s King Car have all contributed to this recent automotive zeitgeist. Think of King Car as Bacurau meets Cronenberg with heavy doses of political and social commentary. If all this seems like
