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Nov 22, 2024 · As water rises, flooding everything in its path, the cat finds itself standing on an island of its own, quite literally. A giant statue of a cat—a monument to feline companions—is almost completely submerged, forcing the hero to survive by …

Dec 24, 2024 · This version of “Nosferatu” is actually a fusion of two sources, the original 1924 silent film “Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror,” directed by F.W. Murnau; and Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula and the 1932 Tod Browning movie that adapted it. Maybe we should say that there are three main sources: another major influence is Francis Coppola’s silent-film-influenced yet Japanese sci-fi ...

Nov 27, 2024 · It’s not that the psycho-dramatic dreads we feel in those former two films aren’t a part of “Maria.” For everyone who’s ever feared losing a big part of what defines them, and for everyone who’s opened their hearts to something they love so widely and unrestrictedly, only to see various forms of cruelty sneak in, this generous and beautiful picture ought to be a gut-punch.

Nov 22, 2024 · “Gladiator II” opens 16 years after the death of Russell Crowe’s Maximus with an impressively staged battle sequence that establishes a time of great violence and a pair of central characters: the Roman General Marcus Acacius (Pedro Pascal) and a refugee from Rome named Lucius Verus aka “Hanno” (Paul Mescal).Acacius leads his soldiers on an assault that results in the death of Lucius ...

Nov 1, 2024 · Then there’s the question of language in “Emilia Pérez,” where none of its three main actors speak with a Mexican accent. Though Audiard himself doesn’t speak Spanish, I must admit my surprise at the use of colloquial language thanks to whoever translated the text; that’s more than most American productions set anywhere in Latin …

Nov 1, 2024 · Ever since the surprise worldwide success of “Taken” back in 2008, Liam Neeson has developed a surprisingly secondary career as a badass action hero, generally playing some variation of a guy with a certain set of skills who proceeds to deploy them on any bad guys unfortunate enough to cross his path, especially if they do anything to mess with his family.

Nov 15, 2024 · The three narratives are interwoven but proceed on separate tracks, creating a mosaic of city life and relationships. Prabha has a gentle connection with Dr. Manoj (Azees Nedumangad): she encourages him to learn Hindi, he shares with her a poem he wrote for a …

Nov 7, 2024 · The Charles Family is in possession of a generational heirloom, an upright piano engraved with the faces of their ancestors. The piano was originally stolen from the home of their former slave master, James Sutter (Jay Peterson), hoping to pass it …

Sep 27, 2024 · When the war begins, Miller gets a photography job with British Vogue, which has been directed “to encourage the women of Britain to do their duty” by bringing the urgency of what’s happening into the pages of a fashion magazine.At first, she takes pictures of the Blitz, “bombs, chaos, but everyone carried on, and I did what I could to capture it.”