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The Celtic Predator

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‘Kompromat’ (2022): There’s No Place Like Home

Directed by: Jérôme Salle || Produced by: Albane de Jourdan, Jérôme Salle, Marc Simoncini Screenplay by: Jérôme Salle, Caryl Ferey || Starring: Gilles Lellouche, Joanna Kulig, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Mikhail Gorevoy, Aleksey Gorbunov, Elisa Lasowski, Danila Vorobyov, Judith Henry, Igor Jijikine Music by: Guillaume Roussel || Cinematography: Matias Boucard || Edited by: Stan Collet || … Continue reading

‘Old People’ (2022): For They Are Great in Number

Directed by: Andy Fetscher || Produced by: Benjamin Munz, Florian Schneider Screenplay by: Andy Fetscher || Starring: Stephan Luca, Melika Foroutan, Bianca Nawrath, Otto Emil Koch, Daniela Galbo, Paul Fassnacht, Louie Betton, Gerhard Bös, Eveline Hall Music by: Christopher Bremus, Steven Schwalbe || Cinematography: Ralf Noack || Edited by: Marco Baumhof, Andy Fetscher || Country: … Continue reading

Another Korean Genre Sampling: ‘Believer’ (2018) & ‘Ballerina’ (2023)

Directed by: Lee Hae-young [1], Lee Chung-hyun [2] || Produced by: Jung Hee-soon [1], Choi Ji-young [2] Screenplay by: Jeong Seo-kyeong, Lee Hae-young [1], Lee Chung-hyun [2] || Starring: Cho Jin-woong, Ryu Jun-yeol, Kim Sung-ryung, Park Hae-joon, Cha Seung-won, Kim Joo-hyuk [1], Jeon Jong-seo, Kim Ji-hoon, Park Yu-rim [2] Music by: Dalpalan [1], Gray [2] … Continue reading

‘Alien: Romulus’ (2024): Back to Formula

Directed by: Fede Álvarez || Produced by: Ridley Scott, Michael Pruss, Walter Hill Screenplay by: Fede Álvarez, Rodo Sayagues || Starring: Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, Aileen Wu Music by: Benjamin Wallfisch || Cinematography: Galo Olivares || Edited by: Jake Roberts || Country: United States || Language: English Running Time: … Continue reading

‘Trap’ (2024): M. Night Shyamalan Forever!

Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan || Produced by: Ashwin Rajan, Marc Bienstock, M. Night Shyamalan Screenplay by: M. Night Shyamalan || Starring: Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Night Shyamalan, Hayley Mills, Alison Pill Music by: Herdís Stefánsdóttir || Cinematography: Sayombhu Mukdeeprom || Edited by: Noëmi Preiswerk || Country: United States || Language: English Running Time: … Continue reading

‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ (2024): The Law Is Wrong

Directed by: Wes Ball || Produced by: Wes Ball, Joe Hartwick Jr., Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Jason T. Reed Screenplay by: Josh Friedman || Starring: Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, William H. Macy Music by: John Paesano || Cinematography: Gyula Pados || Edited by: Dan Zimmerman, Dirk Westervelt || Country: United States … Continue reading

Telugu Reviews, Volume 11: ‘1: Nenokkadine’ (2014), ‘Padi Padi Leche Manasu,’ & ‘Mahanati’ (2018)

;;;; Directed by: Bandreddi Sukumar [1], Hanu Raghavapudi [2], Nag Ashwin [3] || Produced by: Ram Achanta, Gopichand Achanta, Anil Sunkara [1], Prasad Chukkapalli, Sudhakar Cherukuri [2], Priyanka Dutt, C. Aswani Dutt [3] Screenplay by: Bandreddi Sukumar [1], Hanu Raghavapudi [2], || Starring: Mahesh Babu, Kriti Sanon [1], Sharwanand Myeni, Sai Pallavi [2], Keerthy Suresh, Dulquer Salmaan, … Continue reading

‘Mallari’ (2023): The Limits of Nonlinear Storytelling

Directed by: Roderick Cabrido || Produced by: John Brian Diamante, Ronalyn Bana-ag Screenplay by: Enrico Santos || Starring: Piolo Pascual, Janella Salvador, JC Santos, Elisse Joson, Gloria Diaz Music by: Von de Guzman || Cinematography: Pao Orendain || Edited by: Noah Tonga || Country: Philippines || Language: Filipino, Kapampangan, Spanish, English Running Time: 130 minutes … Continue reading

‘Aniara’ (2018): Existentialism Goes Overboard

Directed by: Pella Kågerman, Hugo Lilja || Produced by: Annika Rogell Screenplay by: Pella Kågerman, Hugo Lilja || Starring: Emelie Jonsson, Bianca Cruzeiro, Arvin Kananian, Anneli Martini Music by: Alexander Berg || Cinematography by: Sophie Winqvist || Edited by: Pella Kågerman, Hugo Lilja, Michał Leszczyłowski || Country: Sweden, Denmark || Language: Swedish Running Time: 106 … Continue reading

‘Medieval’ (2022): Go Hard or Go Home

Directed by: Petr Jákl || Produced by: Cassian Elwes Screenplay by: Petr Jákl || Starring: Ben Foster, Michael Caine, Til Schweiger, William Moseley, Matthew Goode, Sophie Lowe, Karel Roden, Roland Møller, Werner Daehn, Vinzenz Kiefer Music by: Philip Klein || Cinematography: Jesper Tøffner || Edited by: Steven Rosenblum || Country: Czech Republic || Language: English … Continue reading

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