Japan, 2020 Thriller/Drama Mainstream Trailer Sometimes it’s really nice to see a conventional movie. There is no need to be clever, innovative or unforgettable, re-de-invent the whool or needy to épater anybody to produce a satisfatory work. Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Japan’s psychological thriller extraordinaire from the 90s onwards, makes himself comfortable in his well-earned seat and… Continue reading Wife of a Spy
Tag: Mainstream
Big Wednesday
USA, 1978 Drama/Post-Western Mainstream Trailer The first time I heard about this movie was two years ago. I was at the yearly seaside family holidays, and it was a windy day. Big waves were crashing in the edge of the beach, and the younger sister of my mother was having a cigarette apart of the… Continue reading Big Wednesday
Futurama
USA, 1999-2013 Comedy/Sci-Fi/Mindfuck Mainstream Trailer Normally, when people remember witnessing something when they were young, it usually becomes magnified in their minds. Thus, other people that didn’t effectively “grow” with that element in their lifes are usually indifferent towards it. Perhaps it’s my case too, but I think this show deserves a post because I… Continue reading Futurama
We’re No Angels
USA, 1955 Comedy Mainstream Trailer Today’s is a very special Corner post. It’s Christmas day, so I am going to talk about a Christmas movie. But, you all know I am sort of unconventional, so I want to talk about an underknown classic from 1955. And, it’s starring Humphrey Bogart, who was born a December… Continue reading We’re No Angels
Pot-pourri of Autumn 2020 movies
Emma (UK, 2020) – Romance, Comedy – Mainstream This is another nice example of the recent female directors make adaptions of classic novels trend that I wish never fades away. I honestly never read anything Jane Austen, and I committed the sin of disdaining her for believing her work being overly cheesy and languid. However,… Continue reading Pot-pourri of Autumn 2020 movies
Pot-pourri of summer 2020 movies
The Secret Garden I watched this one during my stay at the beach this August, at one evening I missed going to the theatre. Given that during my regular life I go there twice or three times a week, I had a kind of abstinence syndrome and was feeling blue because of some family thing… Continue reading Pot-pourri of summer 2020 movies
Blackkklansman
Yesterday night I couldn’t sleep, so I went to the TV and watched Blackkklansman, that incidentally was being screened. I swear that I knew nothing from this movie, aside of Adam Driver starring in it, and that I believed it was a dark comedy. It turned out to be more. Much more. I was really… Continue reading Blackkklansman