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‘Disconnect: The Wedding Planner’ Review – A Long, Confusing and Underwhelming Offering
Directed by the award-winning filmmaker David ‘Tosh’ Gitonga (known for Nairobi Half Life), the Nigerian rom-com Disconnect: The Wedding Planner is a sequel to the 2018...
Noise (2023) Review – A Harrowing Yet Sobering Experience From Start to Finish
Directed by Natalia Beristain, Noise (original title: Ruido) is a harrowing crime drama about a desperate mother’s attempts at finding her 20-something daughter, who’s been missing for...
‘Andrew Santino: Cheeseburger’ Review – A Lacklustre Meal That Lacked Substance
Andrew Santino made his stand-up comedy special debut on Adam Devine’s House Party in 2013. Since then, he’s released two specials, including his last one...
‘The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker’ Review – Homeless Hero to Stone-Cold Killer
If you’re too young to remember, forgot, or are clueless (like me), Kai, aka Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, was the subject of a 2013 viral video...
How True Is ‘How I Became a Gangster’? Let’s Explain
Polish crime drama How I Became a Gangster has crept its way into the top 10 films list on Netflix, even though it was released...
Movies to Watch After You’ve Seen ‘Emancipation’
Will Smith has made his return to film in the Civil War drama Emancipation. The film is loosely inspired by the famous photograph of Gordon,...
‘Mars One’ Review – A Subtle and Compelling Slice-of-Life Drama
Brazil’s official Academy Awards selection, Mars One (original title: Marte Um), dropped on Netflix. The film’s been making its way around the festival circuit after premiering at Sundance...
The True Story Behind ‘The Pale Blue Eye’ Explained
Scott Cooper’s latest film, which reunites him with his Hostiles star Christian Bale, is The Pale Blue Eye. The film is a murder mystery focused...
‘Mumbai Mafia: Police vs the Underworld’ Review – Exposing Mumbai’s Handling of Organized Crime
Mumbai Mafia: Police vs The Underworld comes from the team behind Crime Stories: India Detectives and follows the battle between Mumbai Police’s “encounter specialists” and organized...
‘Decision to Leave’ Review – One of 2022’s Very Best Films
Park Chan-wook’s film is a murder mystery romantic thriller about an ominous romance; it is an atmospheric masterpiece overflowing with obsession, jealousy, and loss of...
‘The Pale Blue Eye’ Ending Explained – Who Is Behind the Cadet Murders?
The Pale Blue Eye follows Augustus Landor (Christian Bale), a detective of some renown from New York City. It was a cold October day in...
Benoit Blanc’s Accent Explained
In Rian Johnson’s hit whodunnit films Knives Out and its sequel Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, there is no character more mysterious than Daniel...
Dylar Medication In ‘White Noise’ Explained
Noah Baumbach’s movie, White Noise, is now available to stream on Netflix. Starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig, it is an absurdist comedy that follows...
‘How I Became a Gangster’ Ending Explained – Why Didn’t Walden Want to Be Saved?
After several years of being virtually untouchable, our unnamed Gangster finds himself in prison for the second time in his life. Oddly, none of his...
‘How I Became a Gangster’ Review – Delightfully Violent Yet as Formulaic as It Gets
The 2019 Polish crime-drama How I Became a Gangster (original title: Jak zostalem gangsterem. Historia prawdziwa) landed on Netflix, and it chronicles the adventures of an unnamed narrator as...
‘The Pale Blue Eye’ Review – An Uneven and Overacted Gothic Murder Mystery
You have to wonder what drew Scott Cooper, the director behind gritty crime films (Out of the Furnace, Black Mass, Crazy Heart), to Louis Bayard’s...
‘White Noise’ Ending Explained – What Exactly Was The Final Dance?
White Noise is a marvel by writer/director Noah Baumbach. Led by a stellar Adam Driver, this work covers life, death, and everything in between. The...
‘Stuck with You’ Review – A Stale but Short Take on an Overdone Trope
The trope of strangers getting stuck in an elevator and having revelations about their lives or forming a strong bond is one that’s been a...