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‘Kingdom’ & ‘Ashin of the North’ (2019-2021): Unique Genre-Blending Joseon Drama

Created by: Kim Eun-hee || Written by: Kim Eun-hee Directed by: Kim Seong-hun, Park In-je || Starring: Ju Ji-hoon, Bae Doona, Ryu Seung-ryong, Kim Sung-kyu, Jeon Seok-ho, Kim Hye-jun, Kim Sang-ho, Huh Joon-ho, Jun Ji-hyun, Kim Si-a, Park Byung-eun, Koo Kyo-hwan, Kim Roi-ha No. of Seasons: 2 || No. of Episodes: 12 + 1 Special … Continue reading

Time in the Joint: ‘Cell 211’ & ‘Black Warrant’ (2025)

Created by: Gerardo Naranjo, Jaime Reynoso [1], Vikramaditya Motwane, Satyanshu Singh [2] || Written by: Benjamín Figueroa García, César Gándara, Javier Peñalosa[1], Arkesh Ajay, Satyanshu Singh [2] Directed by: Gerardo Naranjo, Jaime Reynoso [1], Vikramaditya Motwane, Satyanshu Singh, Arkesh Ajay, Rohin Raveendran Nair, Ambiecka Pandit [2] || Starring: Diego Calva, Noé Hernández, Gerardo Taracena, Alejandro Puente, Ana Sofía Gatica, … Continue reading

‘La Palma’ (2024): ‘The Wave’ (2015) & ‘The Quake’ (2018) on a Diet

Created by: Martin Sundland, Lars Gudmestad, Harald Rosenløw-Eeg || Written by: Lars Gudmestad, Harald Rosenløw-Eeg Directed by: Kasper Barfoed || Starring: Anders Baasmo Christiansenm, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Alma Günther, Thea Sofie Loch Næss, Bernard Storm Lager, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Jorge de Juan, Ruth Lecuona, Armund Harboe, Jenny Evensen, Iselin Shumba Skjæveslandn, Thorbjørn Harr No. of Episodes: 4 (~180 minutes … Continue reading

‘Anora’ (2024): The Broken Cinderella

Directed by: Sean Baker || Produced by: Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, Sean Baker Screenplay by: Sean Baker || Starring: Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, Aleksei Serebryakov Music by: Matthew Hearon-Smith || Cinematography: Drew Daniels || Edited by: Sean Baker || Country: United States || Language: English, Russian, Armenian Running Time: … Continue reading

‘Outside’ (2024): Stage Plays Should Stay on Stage

Directed by: Carlo Ledesma || Produced by: Paul Soriano, Mark Victor Screenplay by: Carlo Ledesma || Starring: Sid Lucero, Beauty Gonzalez, Marco Masa, Aiden Tyler Patdu Music by: Paul Sigua, Myka Magsaysay-Sigua|| Cinematography: Shing-Fung Cheung || Edited by: Mark Victor || Country: Philippines || Language: Filipino Running Time: 142 minutes Certain movies, particularly those limited to one or … Continue reading

Hindi Indies, Volume 1: ‘Laapataa Ladies’, ‘Kathal’ (2023), & ‘Bhakshak’ (2024)

Directed by: Kiran Rao [1], Yashowardhan Mishra [2], Pulkit [3] || Produced by: Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, Jyoti Deshpande [1], Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Guneet Monga, Achin Jain [2], Gauri Khan, Gaurav Verma [3] Screenplay by: Biplab Goswami, Sneha Desai, Divyanidhi Sharma [1], Ashok Mishra, Yashowardhan Mishra [2], Jyotsana Nath, Pulkit [3]|| Starring: Nitanshi Goel, Sparsh Shrivastava, … Continue reading

‘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

‘Maharaj’ & ‘Maharaja’ (2024): South Asian Social Justice on Screen

Directed by: Siddharth P. Malhotra [1], Nithilan Swaminathan [2] || Produced by: Aditya Chopra [1], Sudhan Sundaram, Jagadish Palanisamy [2] Screenplay by: Vipul Mehta, Sneha Desai [1], Nithilan Swaminathan, Raam Murali [2] || Starring: Junaid Khan, Jaideep Ahlawat, Shalini Pandey, Sharvari Wagh [1], Vijay Sethupathi, Anurag Kashyap, Mamta Mohandas [2] Music by: Sohail Sen, Sanchit … Continue reading

‘The Endless Trench’ (2019): In It for the Long Haul

Directed by: Jon Garaño, Aitor Arregi, Jose Mari Goenaga || Produced by: Xabier Berzosa, Iñaki Gomez, Iñigo Obeso Screenplay by: Luiso Berdejo, Jose Mari Goenaga || Starring: Antonio de la Torre, Belén Cuesta, Vicente Vergara, José Manuel Poga, José María del Castillo Music by: Pascal Gaigne || Cinematography: Javi Agirre Erauso || Edited by: Laurent … 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

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