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Charming Classic - “Lincoln”
"Things which are equal to the same thing, are equal to each other." - Euclid Daniel Day-Lewis sits comfortably on a small list of on screen talents that transcends the category of 'actor'. It would be more fitting to refer to him as a unique specialist of human embodiment. In 'Lincoln', Steven Spielberg's excellent biopic, he literally becomes America's 16th President, a man of whom we are all aware of, but up until now I actually knew so little about. 'Lincoln' isn't a movie. It doesn't follow the trends of mass, modern cinema by relying upon thrills and spills. It is more like a piece of specialist theatre that has been captured on film purely for our benefit. If I am speaking of this with a sense of astounded austerity, it's only because I was genuinely moved by this film and it's not often I'm moved by anything to this level. It is a film that is deserving of being deconstructed, based on my honest response to it.
By Lev. Life. Style 9 months ago in Critique
Charming Classic - “Avatar”
"There comes a time in life where you have to wake up, and open your eyes" - Jake Sulley A unique and coherent mythology is never wasted on me. I believe that the creation of a fictitious World, history, people's and enduring message, is creative thinking at its most...creative! And if anything can be said of filmmaker James Cameron, it's that he is most definitely creative.
By Lev. Life. Style 9 months ago in Critique
Modern Classic - “The Conjuring”
"There is something horrible happening in my house..." - Carolyn Perron The best horror films are the ones that put the emphasis on tension and atmospheric foreboding, over guts and gore. The Shining and El Orfanato are far scarier than Evil Dead, Hostel and the Saw films, for example. The latter films, including titles such as The Hills Have Eyes, have 'scary moments' in them, but exist more to make you squirm in disgust, rather than chill you to your core. The distinction is, the "gross-out/torture porn" titles may indeed scare you, but the more tension focused films will scare the shit out of you!
By Lev. Life. Style 9 months ago in Critique
Charming Classic - “Inception”
“The dream fundamentally acts as the guardian of sleep" - Sigmund Freud If by a twist of fate, director Christopher Nolan turned out not to be a film maker, I have no doubt he'd have been a psychoanalyst. Or if not a psychoanalyst specifically, he'd in some way be working within a psychology related discipline. Not only did he direct the psychological thriller Memento, a film centered on the theme of a rare form of amnesia, but he single-handedly reclaimed the superhero film genre, by grappling with and mastering the most psychologically disturbed comic book 'hero' of them all, Batman. He did so by rejecting the camp aspects of Batman's mythology and accepting the fact that what makes him a great character, is not only his own unconscious demons, but the twisted psychological incentives of his enemies.
By Lev. Life. Style 9 months ago in Critique
Charming Classic - “her”
"Lonely's the only other company, less you're the love no other love can be." - Maxwell Quite soon into Spike Jonze's her, you feel a genuine sadness for the world he's depicting, our own. The director presents us with a recognisable LA setting, but everyday technologies have advanced and computer intelligence in particular, has reached new heights. While this may seem exciting on the surface, the consequences of these advancements mean social interaction has lessened, and with it, human detachment has heightened.
By Lev. Life. Style 9 months ago in Critique
Charming Classic - “Heat”
“Society invites the crime and criminals accept the invitation.” - Vikrant Parsai Michael Mann's Heat exists in the memory as a remarkable heist film, a standout cops n' robbers thriller, which influenced several quality, crime-pictures following on from it. Matthew Vaughn, Ben Affleck and Christopher Nolan, directors of Layer Cake, The Town and The Dark Knight respectively, admit to their films having been inspired by Heat in varying ways. It can be argued that at the time, it redefined the action-thriller genre. It revised an almost decade-long formula of somewhat gimmicky, machismo fuelled, 80's action cinema, by delivering high octane spectacle, that relied upon sheer authenticity.
By Lev. Life. Style 9 months ago in Critique
10 Low-Budget Films That Defied the Odds and Conquered the Box Office
In an industry dominated by billion-dollar franchises and eye-popping CGI budgets, cinema’s most legendary success stories began with little more than a shoestring budget and a wild idea. From horror gems that rewrote the rulebook to indie dramas that charmed audiences worldwide, these films prove that money can’t buy creativity—or a loyal fanbase. This list dives into ten groundbreaking movies that turned meager investments into box office gold, reshaping Hollywood’s perception of what’s possible. Whether through viral marketing, guerrilla filmmaking, or sheer originality, these underdogs remind us that storytelling thrives on passion, not paychecks.
By Only Incredible9 months ago in Critique
‘He Said – Hold Even a Straw and Show Me’ — The Raid That Challenged Ajay Devgan Like Never Before
So yes, the story of Raid 2 follows up its first part Raid. Actually, the story is different but is connected from there, where we are shown that our brother Ajay Devgan's 75th raid takes place, and in this 75th raid, he carried out at Ritesh Deshmukh's place.
By Ayush Verma9 months ago in Critique
Thank you, 'Paris, Texas (1984)'
Nearly two months ago, I had the privilege of watching 'Paris, Texas' by Wim Wenders for the first time. Before anybody comes at me for not watching it earlier, I humbly concede the fact that I didn't possess the sensitivity to appreciate something as poignant until recently.
By Gourav Bhattacharya9 months ago in Critique
Unpacking White Lotus Season 3: Gorgeous Scenes and Frustratingly Familiar Tropes
For the last eight weeks, my morning routine has been to get up, make coffee, and mentally get ready for the upcoming episode of HBO's The White Lotus. It has evolved into a weekly immersion in opulence, dysfunction, and mortality rather than merely a viewing experience. I was optimistic, high, caftan-clad, sun-kissed aspirations about the upcoming show.
By Hridya Sharma9 months ago in Critique
