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The Celtic Predator

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‘Born to Fly’ (2023) & ‘Fighter’ (2024): ‘Top Gun’ Copycats

Directed by: Liu Xiaoshi [1], Siddharth Anand [2] || Produced by: Han Han [1], Mamta Anand, Ajit Andhare, Anku Pande, Ramon Chibb, Kevin Vaz [2] Screenplay by: Gui Gan [1], Ramon Chibb [2] || Starring: Wang Yibo, Hu Jun, Yu Shi, Zhou Dongyu [1], Anil Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone [2] Music by: Sida Guo, … Continue reading

‘Lost in the Night’ (2023): The Artsy or Amateur Mystery-Thriller?

Directed by: Amat Escalante || Produced by: Nicolás Celis, Fernanda de la Peza Screenplay by: Amat Escalante, Martín Escalante || Starring: Juan Daniel García Treviño, Ester Expósito, Bárbara Mori, Fernando Bonilla Music by: Kyle Dixon, Michael Stein || Cinematography: Adrián Durazo || Edited by: Fernanda de la Peza || Country: Mexico, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark || … Continue reading

‘The Three Musketeers’ (2023): Burning Castles & Drunken Sword Fighting

Directed by: Martin Bourboulon || Produced by: Dimitri Rassam Screenplay by: Matthieu Delaporte, Alexandre de La Patellière || Starring: François Civil, Vincent Cassel, Romain Duris, Pio Marmaï, Eva Green Music by: Guillaume Roussel || Cinematography: Nicolas Bolduc || Edited by: Célia Lafitedupont, Stan Collet || Country: France, Germany, Spain, Belgium || Language: French Running Time: … Continue reading

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘The Third Murder’ (2017) & ‘Monster’ (2023)

Directed by: Hirokazu Kore-eda || Produced by: Matsuzaki Kaoru [1], Hijiri Taguchi [1, 2], Megumi Banse, Minami Ichikawa, Taichi Itô, Ryo Ota, Kiyoshi Taguchi, Hajime Ushioda, Kenji Yamada, Tasumi Yoda [2] Screenplay by: Hirokazu Kore-eda [1], Yuji Sakamoto [2] || Starring: Masaharu Fukuyama, Suzu Hirose, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Mikako Ichikawa, Izumi Matsuoka, Yuki Saito, Kōtarō Yoshida, Isao … Continue reading

Telugu Reviews, Volume 10: ‘Eagle,’ ‘Hanu-Man,’ & ‘Ooru Peru Bhairavakona,’ (2024)

Directed by: Prasanth Varma [1], Karthik Gattamneni [2], Vi Anand [3] || Produced by: K. Niranjan Reddy [1], T. G. Vishwa Prasad, Vivek Kuchibhotla [2], Razesh Danda [3] Screenplay by: Scriptsville, Prasanth Varma [1], Karthik Gattamneni, Manibabu Karanam [2], Vi Anand [3] || Starring: Teja Sajja, Amritha Aiyer [1], Vinay Rai [1, 2], Ravi Teja, … Continue reading

More Malayalam Movies: ‘Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam’ (2022) & ‘Anweshippin Kandethum’ (2024)

Directed by: Lijo Jose Pellissery [1], Darwin Kuriakose [2] || Produced by: Mammootty [1], Darwin Kuriakose, Dolwin Kuriakose, Jinu V Abraham, Vikram Mehra, Siddarth Anand Kumar [2] Screenplay by: S. Hareesh [1], Jinu V. Abraham [2] || Starring: Mammootty, Ramya Pandian, Ashokan [1], Tovino Thomas [2] Music by: N/A [1], Santhosh Narayanan [2] || Cinematography: … Continue reading

‘The Killer’ (2023): Everyone’s Got a Plan Until…

Directed by: David Fincher || Produced by: William Doyle, Peter Mavromates, Ceán Chaffin Screenplay by: Andrew Kevin Walker || Starring: Michael Fassbender, Arliss Howard, Charles Parnell, Kerry O’Malley, Sala Baker, Sophie Charlotte, Tilda Swinton Music by: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross || Cinematography: Erik Messerschmidt || Edited by: Kirk Baxter || Country: United States || Language: … Continue reading

‘Dune’ (2021, 2024): The Box Office Dollars Must Flow

Directed by: Denis Villeneuve || Produced by: Mary Parent, Denis Villeneuve, Cale Boyter, Joe Caracciolo Jr. Screenplay by: Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth || Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya Coleman, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa, Javier Bardem, Florence Pugh, … Continue reading

‘The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil’ (2019): Old Ingredients with Fresh Execution

Directed by: Lee Won-tae || Produced by: Won-seok Jang, Seo Kang-ho Screenplay by: Lee Won tae || Starring: Ma Dong-seok, Kim Mu-yeol, Kim Sung-kyu, Choi Min-chul, Heo Dong-won Music by: Jo Yeong-wook || Cinematography: Park Se-seung || Edited by: Heo Sun-mi, Han Young-kyu || Country: South Korea || Language: Korean Running Time: 109 minutes I … Continue reading

‘The Bequeathed’ & ‘A Killer Paradox’ (2024): The Importance of Supporting Characters

Created by: Yeon Sang-ho [1], Son Seung-ae [2] || Written by: Yeon Sang-ho, Min Hong-nam, Hwang Eun-young [1], Kim Da-min [2] Directed by: Min Hong-nam [1], Lee Chang-hee [2] || Starring: Kim Hyun-joo, Park Hee-soon, Park Byung-eun, Ryu Kyung-soo [1], Choi Woo-shik, Son Suk-ku, Lee Hee-joon, Kim Yo-han [2] No. of Episodes: 6 (~270 minutes … Continue reading

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