The little known story of Marcel Mangel, the aspiring actor who would go on to become Marcel Marceau, the greatest mime artist of all time, is the inspirational subject of Resistance. In times of unimaginable suffering, Marcel (played by Jesse Eisenberg) was a beacon of hope for the lost and the desperate. In the beginning, all he wanted was to pursue the arts and reach the … [Read more...] about Resistance – Film review
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Burden – Film review
In light of recent events, Burden won’t be an easy film to watch. The story follows the true-to-life events around the opening of a museum in South Carolina dedicated to the history of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) during the late 90s. The protagonist is Mike Burden (Garrett Hedlund) who has spent years living on the margins of society under the spell of manipulative KKK leader Tom … [Read more...] about Burden – Film review
Endings, Beginnings – Film review
This love story of sorts directed by Drake Doremus is largely improvised. The characters’ stories are subtle and the film becomes a voyeuristic view into their unravelling. The cast and director held a Zoom chat during isolation discussing how each of the actors prepared and their anxieties over the mode of shoot. Daphne (Shailene Woodley) is in the aftermath of a … [Read more...] about Endings, Beginnings – Film review
The Assistant – VOD Film review
Australian director Kitty Green takes a leaf from the great Alfred Hitchcock with The Assistant, a film teetering with savagery and insidiousness. What brings power to this story, is that the enemy is never seen, only anticipated and lurking someplace in our imagination; and the environment and supporting characters that enables sexual abuse to snowball into a unsurmountable … [Read more...] about The Assistant – VOD Film review
Vivarium – Film review
A big hint to this dark film is the title. Vivarium is described as, an enclosure, container, or structure adapted or prepared for keeping animals under semi-natural conditions for observation or study or as pets.Oxford Dictionary Young couple, Gemma (Imogen Poots) and Tom (Jesse Eisenberg), enter a real estate office to look at residential developments in the area. The … [Read more...] about Vivarium – Film review