Deconstructing the machinery of cinema.
Kuen (Simon Yam) is a commander in charge of the Kowloon police vehicle pool. By day he supports Hong Kong's police officers in their duties, and by night he returns by bus to Shenzen to care for his intellectually challenged son. In a series of vignettes and encounters, Kuen assists his colleagues, fights random crimes, ...
In an outer suburb of Tokyo, Kanya Ichizawa (Sadawo Abe) and his wife Satoko (Takako Matsu) own and operate a popular local restaurant. When a freak accident sees their restaurant burn down, they are inconsolable. Satoko does her best to make ends meet by working in a nearby ramen shop, but Kanya slips further and ...
Billi (Awkwafina) is a struggling writer living in the USA. She learns from her parents that her "Nai Nai", or paternal grandmother (Zhao Shuzen),has developed terminal cancer and has only a few months to live. As her family gathers in Changchun to see Nai Nai one more time, Billi is horrified to learn that the ...
Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) is a professional clown living in early 1980s Gotham City. He lives with his elderly mother. He sees a state-appointed therapist, but she does not seem interested in his problems. A gang of youths beat him up in the street. When it becomes clear no one cares about his welfare, Fleck ...
Louisa May Alcott's 1868 novel Little Women remains one of the most perennially popular books of all time. It tells the story of the four March sisters and their close family and friends, facing domestic troubles, love, loss, and sibling rivalry in the years during and following the American Civil War. It's popularity has extended to Hollywood, ...
Just a quick note that this review contains more significant plot spoilers than are usually included on this website. In short: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is an excellent film by Quentin Tarantino that embraces in full his personal filmmaking style - but does contain some problematic elements that provoked a slightly ambivalent reaction when I ...
Kathy (Melissa McCarthy), Ruby (Tiffany Haddish), and Claire (Elisabeth Moss) are three mob wives living in Hell's Kitchen in the 1970s. When their husbands are arrested and sent to prison, they take matters into their own hands and run the family business for themselves. The first half hour of The Kitchen is a cavalcade of literally every ...
