Staff Picks: Kiss Me Deadly
For this month’s staff pick, we’re celebrating one of film’s great narrative devices — coined by screenwriter Angus MacPhail and popularized by Alfred Hitchcock — and we guarantee you won’t want to miss this nuclear-age Noir that’s so nasty and nihilistic it’s positively radioactive. “I chose Robert Aldrich’s “Kiss Me Deadly”, released in film noir’s turbulent […]
It Was Just An Accident
What begins as a simple act of kindness transforms into a powerful journey of revenge in Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or winning film is morally complex thriller. After aiding Eghbal (Ebrahim Azizi) following a car accident, Vahid (Vahid Mobasseri) becomes convinced that he recognizes the stranger’s voice as that of his former torturer. Motivated by a […]
Bugonia
Renowned director Yorgos Lanthimos, acclaimed for his unique storytelling in films such as “Dogtooth” and “Poor Things,” teams up once again with frenquent collaborator Emma Stone for “Bugonia” based no the 2003 South Korean cult classic “Save the Green Planet.” The story revolves around two eccentric young men consumed by conspiracy theories, who embark on […]
