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‘Pushpa’ (2021, 2024): The Rise & Rule of Telugu Blockbusters

Directed by: Bandreddi Sukumar || Produced by: Naveen Yerneni, Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar Screenplay by: Bandreddi Sukumar, Srikanth Vissa || Starring: Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna, Fahadh Faasil, Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari, Indukuri Sunil Varma, Kalenahalli Adaviswamy Dhananjaya, Ajay Ghosh, Rao Ramesh, Jagapathi Babu Music by: Devi Sri Prasad || Cinematography: Miroslaw Kuba Brozek || Edited by: Karthika … Continue reading

Current Cinematic Comfort Food

The topic of today’s blog entry concerns the ongoing batch of movies I happen to rewatch often. That’s pretty much it. To be more specific, today’s subject of Current Cinematic Comfort Food (CCCF) includes only modern or somewhat recently released movies I enjoy reviewing — as in watching again, not reviewing as in writing additional … Continue reading

‘Furiosa’ (2024): A Longer-Winded ‘Mad Max’ Saga

Directed by: George Miller || Produced by: Doug Mitchell, George Miller Screenplay by: George Miller, Nico Lathouris || Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke, Alyla Browne, Lachy Hulme, George Shevtsov, John Howrd, Angus Simpson Music by: Tom Holkenborg || Cinematography: Simon Duggan || Edited by: Eliot Knapman, Margaret Sixel || Country: Australia, United States … Continue reading

John Woo’s Return to the West: ‘Silent Night’ (2023) & ‘The Killer’ (2024)

Directed by: John Woo || Produced by: Christian Mercuri, Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee [1], John Woo, Lori Tilkin deFelice [1, 2], Charles Roven, Alex Gartner [2] Screenplay by: Robert Archer Lynn [1], Brian Helgeland, Josh Campbell, Matt Stuecken [2] || Starring: Joel Kinnaman, Scott Mescudi, Harold Torres, Catalina Sandino Moreno [1], Nathalie Emmanuel, Omar Sy, Sam Worthington, Diana Silvers, Eric Cantona, Saïd Taghmaoui [2] Music by: … Continue reading

‘Kill’ (2023): The Best Indian Action Film… Ever?

Directed by: Nikhil Nagesh Bhat || Produced by: Karan Johar, Guneet Monga, Apoorva Mehta, Achin Jain Screenplay by: Ayesha Syed, Nikhil Nagesh Bhat || Starring: Laksh Lalwani, Raghav Juyal, Ashish Vidyarthi, Abhishek Chauhan, Harsh Chhaya, Tanya Maniktala Music by: Ketan Sodha, Vikram Montrose, Shashwat Sachdev, Haroon-Gavin || Cinematography: Rafey Mehmood || Edited by: Shivkumar V. … Continue reading

‘The Shadow Strays’ (2024): Timo Tjahjanto Returns to Serious Bloodshed

Directed by: Timo Tjahjanto || Produced by: Timo Tjahjanto, Wicky V. Olindo, Anne P. Ralie Screenplay by: Timo Tjahjanto || Starring: Aurora Ribero, Hana Malasan, Taskya Namya, Agra Piliang, Andri Mashadi, Chew Kin Wah, Naomi Hitanayri Christy, Mawar Eva de Jongh, Adipati Dolken Music by: Fajar Yuskemal || Cinematography: Batara Goempar || Edited by: Dinda … Continue reading

‘Leon, The Professional’ (1994): Once Upon a Time in Little Italy…

Directed by: Luc Besson || Produced by: Patrice Ledoux Screenplay by: Luc Besson || Starring: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello, Michael Badalucco, Ellen Greene, Peter Appel Music by: Éric Serra || Cinematography: Thierry Arbogast || Edited by: Sylvie Landra || Country: France || Language: English Running Time: 110 minutes For the longest … Continue reading

The Other ‘Hellboy’ Movies: ‘The Golden Army’ (2008), ‘Hellboy’ (2019), & ‘The Crooked Man’ (2024)

Directed by: Guillermo del Toro [1], Neil Marshall [2], Brian Taylor [3] || Produced by: Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin [1, 2] Mike Richardson, Les Weldon, Yariv Lerner [1–3], Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Mike Richardson, Philip Westgren, Carl Hampe, Matt O’Toole, Les Weldon [2], Jeff Greenstein, Yariv Lerner, Jonathan Yunger, Robert Van Norden, Sam Shulte [3] Screenplay by: … Continue reading

‘Fable’ (2019, 2021): The Goofy, Lovable ‘John Wick’

Directed by: Kan Eguchi || Produced by: Naoto Fujimura, Takeshi Udaka, Mitsuru Sato Screenplay by: Yûsuke Watanabe [1], Kan Eguchi, Masahiro Yamaura [2] || Starring: Jun’ichi Okada, Fumino Kimura, Mizuki Yamamoto [1, 2], Sôta Fukushi, Yûya Yagira, Kôichi Satô [1], Yurina Hirate, Masanobu Andô, Shin’ichi Tsutsumi [2] Music by: Antongiulio Frulio || Cinematography: Kazunari Tanaka … 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

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