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The Celtic Predator

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‘Biutiful’ (2010): Exhibit A in “Misery Porn”

Directed by: Alejandro González Iñárritu || Produced by: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jon Kilik, Fernando Bovaira Screenplay by: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Armando Bó, Nicolàs Giacobone || Starring: Javier Bardem, Luo Jin, Maricel Álvarez Music by: Gustavo Santaolalla || Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto || Edited by: Stephen Mirrione || Country: Mexico, Spain || Language: Spanish Running Time: 147 … Continue reading

‘Run Lola Run’ (1998): The Art of Cause and Effect

Directed by: Tom Tykwer || Produced by: Stefan Arndt Screenplay by: Tom Tykwer || Starring: Franka Potente, Mortiz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup, Nina Petri, Joachim Król, Armin Rohde, Heino Ferch, Suzanne von Borsody, Sebastian Schipper Music by: Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil || Cinematography: Frank Griebe || Edited by: Mathilde Bonnefoy || Country: Germany || … Continue reading

‘Dungeons & Dragons’ (2023): If at First You Don’t Succeed…

Directed by: Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley || Produced by: Jeremy Latcham, Brian Goldner, Nick Meyer Screenplay by: Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Michael Gilio || Starring: Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Rege-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Hugh Grant Music by: Lorne Balfe || Cinematography: Barry Peterson || Edited by: Dan Lebental || Country: United … Continue reading

’65’ (2023): The Closest to a ‘Turok’ Movie We’ll Ever Get

Directed by: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods || Produced by: Sam Raimi, Deborah Liebling, Zainab Azizi, Scott Beck, Bryan Woods Screenplay by: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods || Starring: Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, Chloe Coleman, Nika King Music by: Chris Bacon || Cinematography: Salvatore Totino || Edited by: Jane Tones, Josh Schaeffer || Country: United States || … Continue reading

‘John Wick 4’ (2023): Action Filmmaking Triumphant

Directed by: Chad Stahelski || Produced by: Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Chad Stahelski Screenplay by: Shay Hatten, Michael Finch || Starring: Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Lance Reddick, Rina Sawayama, Scott Adkins, Ian McShane Music by: Tyler Bates, Joel R. Richard, Le Castle Vania || Cinematography: Dan Laustsen … Continue reading

‘Pathaan’ (2023): The Return of Shah Rukh Khan

Directed by: Siddharth Anand || Produced by: Aditya Chopra Screenplay by: Shridhar Raghavan, Abbas Tyrewala || Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, John Abraham, Dimple Kapadia, Ashutosh Rana Music by: Sanchit Balhara, Ankit Balhara, Vishal-Shekhar || Cinematography: Satchith Paulose || Edited by: Aarif Sheikh || Country: India || Language: Hindi Running Time: 146 minutes It … Continue reading

‘Tumbbad’ (2018): Diving into South Asian Horror

Directed by: Rahi Anil Barve || Produced by: Sohum Shah, Aanand L. Rai, Anand Gandhi, Mukesh Shah, Amita Shah Screenplay by: Mitesh Shah, Adesh Prasad, Rahi Anil Barve, Anand Gandhi || Starring: Sohum Shah, Jyoti Malshe, Deepak Damle, Anita Date-Kelkar Music by: Ajay-Atul, Jesper Kyd || Cinematography: Pankaj Kumar || Edited by: Sanyukta Kaza || … Continue reading

‘Kumari’ (2022): Tiptoeing into South Asian Horror

Directed by: Nirmal Sahadev || Produced by: Giju John, Nirmal Sahadev, Sreejith Sarang, Jake Bejoy Screenplay by: Nirmal Sahadev, Fazal Hameed || Starring: Aishwarya Lekshmi, Shine Tom Chacko, Surabhi Lakshmi Music by: Jakes Bejoy, Manikandan Ayyappa || Cinematography: Abraham Joseph || Edited by: Sreejith Sarang || Country: India || Language: Malayalam Running Time: 137 minutes … Continue reading

Another Korean Genre Sampling: ‘The Yellow Sea’ (2010) & ‘Burning’ (2018)

Directed by: Na Hong-jin [1], Lee Chang-dong [2] || Produced by: Han Sang-gu [1], Lee Joon-dong, Lee Chang-dong [2] Screenplay by: Na Hong-jin [1], Oh Jung-mi, Lee Chang-dong [2] || Starring: Ha Jung-woo, Kim Yoon-seok [1], Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun, Jeon Jong-seo [2] Music by: Jang Young-gyu, Lee Byung-hoon [1], Mowg [2] || Cinematography: Lee … Continue reading

‘Yojimbo’ (1961): The Samurai with No Name

Directed by: Akira Kurosawa || Produced by: Tomoyuki Tanaka, Ryuzo Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa Screenplay by: Ryuzo Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni || Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yoko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada, Daisuke Kato, Takashi Shimura, Kamatari Fujiwara, Atsushi Watanabe Music by: Masaru Sato || Cinematography: Kazuo Miyagawa || Edited by: Akira Kurosawa || Country: Japan … Continue reading

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