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Harka 2022
Harka does not pull any punches when it comes to the portrayal of someone succumbing to despair when faced with dire situations. Without saying a single word at times, Adam Bessa is able to convey his character’s emotions effortlessly, and Lofty Nathan’s direction gives him room to breathe and showcase his skills.
The script is thoughtful and calls for reflection on its subject matters. Its conclusion is powerful and might shock some people, but it would’ve been way more effective had it been preceded by a third act that didn’t feel rushed.
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Speak No Evil 2024
It's hard to write a review about a remake without thinking about and referencing the original. The danish version of Speak No Evil was a breath of fresh air for the horror genre and reminded us that you can provoke chills without solely resorting to jump scares.
This new version has a script that follows the original's almost scene by scene, with the biggest difference being the final third, which, in my view, is what makes this iteration of the…
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Beetlejuice 1988
Films like Beetlejuice have a special place in cinema and my heart, because the genre allows for endless possibilities. In this case, that would go in vain if the director was not as good or imaginative as Tim Burton is.
I cannot explain why I only saw this for the first time in 2024, but it's never too late, I guess. I had a tremendous amount of fun from start to finish and I couldn't stop smiling, whether because I…
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Paris, Texas 1984
The Sound of Loss is Silence. Three thoughts on Paris, Texas:
1) There is a scene at the end of Paris, Texas that is just a conversation between two characters that goes on for a while. But this is no ordinary exchange of words. It is the climax of the movie, much like the graveyard shooting is the climax of The Good, The Bad & The Ugly.
This segment is beautifully shot with a mise-en-scène that gives us a lot of clues about…
