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‘7 Prisoners’ (2021): Complicity in Sin

Directed by: Alexandre Moratto || Produced by: Ramin Bahrani, Fernando Meirelles Screenplay by: Alexandre Moratto, Thayná Mantesso || Starring: Christian Malheiros, Rodrigo Santoro, Bruno Rocha, Vitor Julian, Lucas Oranmian, Cecilia Homem de Mello, Dirce Thomaz Music by: Tiago Abrahão, Felipe Puperi, Rita Zart || Cinematography: Jão Gabriel de Queiroz || Edited by: Germano de Oliveira … Continue reading →

‘Jawan’ (2023): The Wonder Bread of Action Movies

Directed by: Atlee || Produced by: Gauri Khan, Gaurav Verma Screenplay by: Sumit Arora, Atlee, S. Ramanagirivasan || Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Deepika Padukone, Priyamani, Sanya Malhotra Music by: Anirudh Ravichander || Cinematography: G. K. Vishnu || Edited by: Livingston Antony Ruben || Country: India || Language: Hindi Running Time: 169 minutes … Continue reading →

‘The Big Four’ (2022): Hilarity Does Not Ensue

Directed by: Tim Tjahjanto || Produced by: Timo Tjahjanto, Wicky V. Olindo Screenplay by: Timo Tjahjanto, Johanna Wattimena || Starring: Abimana Aryasatya, Putri Marino, Lutesha Sadhewa, Arie Kriting, Kristo Immanuel Music by: Rooftopsound || Cinematography: Batara Goempar || Edited by: Dinda Amanda || Country: Indonesia || Language: Indonesian Running Time: 141 minutes Contemporary (2010s-2020s) Indonesian … Continue reading →

Bhardwaj & Son’s ‘Khufiya’ & ‘Kuttey’ (2023)

Directed by: Vishal Bhardwaj [1], Aasmaan Bhardwaj [2] || Produced by: Vishal Bhardwaj, Rekha Bhardwaj [1, 2], Ankur Garg, Luv Ranjan [2]  Screenplay by: Rohan Narula [1], Vishal Bhardwaj [1, 2], Aasmaan Bhardwaj [2] || Starring: Tabassum Hashmi [1, 2], Ali Fazal, Wamiqa Gabbi, Azmeri Haque Badhon [1], Arjun Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Radhika Madan, Konkona … Continue reading →

More Malayalam Movies: ‘Thottappan’ (2019) & ‘Kasargold’ (2023)

Directed by: Shanavas K. Bavakutty [1], Mridul Nair [2] || Produced by: Devadas Kadancheri, Shailaja Manikandan [1], Vikram Mehra, Siddharth Anand Kumar, Suraj Kumar, Rinny Divakar [2] Screenplay by: P. S. Rafeeque, Francis Noronha [1], Mridul Nair, Sajimon Prbhakar [2] || Starring: Vinayakan T. K. [1, 2], Dileesh Pothan, Priyamvada Krishnan, Roshan Mathew [1], Asif … Continue reading →

‘U Turn’ (2016): Paved with Good Intentions

Directed by: Pawan Kumar || Produced by: Pawan Kumar Screenplay by: Pawan Kumar || Starring: Shraddha Srinath, Roger Narayan, Radhika Chetan, Dileep Raj Music by: Poornachandra Tejaswi || Cinematography: Advaitha Gurumurthy, Satya Hegde, Siddhartha Nuni || Edited by: Suresh Armugam || Country: India || Language: Kannada Running Time: 121 minutes The northern Indian Hindi language … Continue reading →

‘Night in Paradise’ (2020): Neo-Noir Lit Misery

Directed by: Park Hoon-jung || Produced by: Park Hoon-jung Screenplay by: Park Hoon-jung || Starring: Uhm Tae-goo, Jeon Yeo-been, Cha Seung-won, Lee Ki-young, Park Ho-san, Cho Dong Music by: Mowg || Cinematography: Kim Young-ho || Edited by: Jang Rae-won || Country: South Korea || Language: Korean Running Time: 131 minutes I rewatched Kim Jee-woon’s I … Continue reading →

‘The Quake’ (2018): Lightning Strikes Twice

Directed by: John Andreas Andersen || Produced by: Are Heidenstorm Screenplay by: John Kåre Raake, Harald Rosenløw-Eeg || Starring: Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Jonas Hoff Oftebro, Edith Haagenrud-Sande, Kathrine Thorborg Johansen Music by: Johannes Ringen, Johan Söderqvist || Cinematography: John Christian Rosenlund || Edited by: Christian Siebenherz || Country: Norway || Language: Norwegian Running … Continue reading →

‘El Conde’ (2023): The Netflix Auteur Celebration Ain’t Dead… Yet

Directed by: Pablo Larraín || Produced by: Juan de Dios Larraín Screenplay by: Pablo Larraín, Guillermo Calderón || Starring: Jaime Vadell, Gloria Munchmeyer, Alfredo Castro, Paula Luchsinger, Catalina Guerra, Stella Gonet Music by: Various Artists || Cinematography: Edward Lachman || Edited by: Sofia Subercaseaux || Country: Chile || Language: Spanish Running Time: 110 minutes In … Continue reading →

‘Samurai Marathon’ (2019): Endurance Tests Need Structure, Too

Directed by: Bernard Rose || Produced by: Jeremy Thomas, Toshiaki Nakazawa Screenplay by: Bernard Rose, Hiroshi Saito, Kikumi Yamagishi || Starring: Takeru Satoh, Nana Komatsu, Mirai Moriyama, Shota Sometani, Munetaka Aoki, Naoto Takenaka, Danny Huston, Etsushi Toyokawa, Hiroki Hasegawa Music by: Philip Glass || Cinematography: Takuro Ishizaka || Edited by: Mako Kamitsuna || Country: Japan, … Continue reading →

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