Tag: Foreign
Cold War Depicts an All-Too Common Tainted Love Affair
************************This review contains spoilers**************************** “You’re the drug running through my veins……and the crash right after.” Cold War follows the relationship between two Polish lovers, Zula (Joanna Kulig) and Wiktor (Tomasz Kot) in postwar Europe. The pair embark upon…
Read More »Burning’s Intriguing Mystery Cannot Overcome It’s Overwhelmingly Slow Pace
************************This review contains spoilers**************************** Burning follows a young Korean man named Lee Jong-soo (Ah-In Yoo) who works as a delivery boy to make ends meet while his farmer father stands trial for an assault case. While making deliveries,…
Read More »Why Suspiria is an Enduring Horror Cult Classic
Suspiria is the 1977 cult classic Eurohorror film made by legendary director Dario Argento. In the film we follow Suzy Bannion (Jessica Harper) an aspiring ballerina who travels to Germany from the United States to attend the best…
Read More »What Ikiru Can Still Teach An Overworked Society Six Decades After Its Release
“They say there’s something noble about suffering and it’s true. Misfortune teaches us the truth.” Studies consistently show that Americans are overworked, over-stressed, and under rested as a result of our workplace culture. In addition to spending more…
Read More »Metropolis: A Masterpiece Ahead of Its Time
“Head and hands require a mediator. The mediator between the head and hands must be the heart.” Metropolis is a futuristic city, ruled by its wealthy creater Joh Fredersen (Alfred Abel). His son Freder (Gustav Fröhlich) discovers the…
Read More »Hounds of Love Shines While Tackling Tough Subject Matter
Hounds of Love takes place in 1987, following serial killer couple John and Evelyn White (Stephen Curry and Emma Booth) in Perth, Australia. While searching for their next victim, they happen upon Vicki Maloney (Ashleigh Cummings), a high…
Read More »Sing Street Sets a New Standard for the Coming of Age Film
“For our art, Cosmo. You can never do anything by half. Do you understand that?” Sing Street is a story about a high school boy in 1980s Dublin, Ireland named Conor (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) who decides to start a…
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Roma Examines The Societal Barriers That Separate Women and What Can Unite Them
************************This review contains spoilers**************************** “We are alone. No matter what they tell you, we women, we are always alone.” Roma follows a wealthy family and their nanny Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio) in 1970s Mexico City as both try to…
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