In the summer of 2008, Christopher Nolan released the second movie in his Batman trilogy. The Dark Knight is based on the popular graphic novel written by Frank Miller and published in 1986. This story follows the events that take place after Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham City after eight years of being away from…
A simple and yet complicated film called Aliens. The plot revolves around two unlikely friends in outer space, who are hunted down by an unknown enemy. If you are anything like me, you probably became confused when we started to witness the story from a different angle. Most parts of the movie were linked to…
The plot of Rear Window was inspired by Cornell Woolrich’s 1942 short story “It Had to Be Murder”. In the opening sequence, a wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder. Hitchcock purchased Woolrich’s story in February 1948, intending it to be filmed as…
Arn is a film set in Medieval Norway. In the movie, Arn (Viggo Mortensen) has been searching for his lost love, Ketil and comes upon her journey to Kvenland in Scotland. He and Ketil’s mother (Kathleen Macinnes) hazard her journey through the harsh conditions of the land before arriving at the Kingdom at Road’s End.…
M is renowned as one of Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpieces. The movie fuses in unexpected moments, creative camera angles and dialogue, but it is also replete with suspense. So, while you may want to know the story behind this classic masterpiece, you should also check out our list of FAQs on the movie M. All Discussion…
In the year 2021, society has become a terrifying place where anyone can be guilty of anything. The Guilty is a dark and twisted thriller that follows newly appointed prosecutor Adam Price as he enters the world of high-stakes criminal trial. Price is quickly pushed to the breaking point as he clashes with powerful defense…
Source code is a 2011 science fiction mystery thriller film directed by Duncan Jones, written by Ben Ripley, and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, and Vera Farmiga. It follows an engineer who assists in rewriting source code after his boss becomes paranoid that hackers are trying to steal the source code of a large corporation’s…
Marvel’s cinematic universe has always been cranking out powerful stories, with the latest one being what we call ‘The Avengers: Age of Ultron’. But, unlike past Marvel movies, this a unique film in a few ways. For one, it is setting up for some hefty sequels. For another, it has a deeper meaning behind it.…
Introduction The last decade heralded the rebirth of the Turkish cinema industry, which had previously been crippled by constant state intervention and arbitrary censorship. Fetih 1453 (2011) was one of the first few examples of a film that succumbed to corruption but overcame it to bring it back to fame. The film focused on the…
A twisted and unexpected erotic drama, “The Handmaiden” directed by Park Chan-wook is based on the novel by Sarah Waters. The film was released in the year 2016. Starring Kim Min-hee, Ha Jung-woo, Lee Yeon-hee and Kim Tae-ri in lead roles. This film won the audience awards at Cannes Film Festival as well as many…