Synopsis Pimpinero: Blood and Oil (2024) is an intense, high-stakes action movie that takes a deep look into the themes of corruption, exploitation of resources, and the unending quest for power. The film is directed by the award-winning Santiago Velasco who depicts the world of oil trafficking in a South American fictional country filled with […]
Summary Love, Divided revolves around Valentina (Aitana Sánchez-Gijón), a classical pianist who is a workaholic. Her career hinges on a singular performance and she is obsessively preparing for it. Valentina lives on her own in a small apartment, where the thin walls do little to block out the outside world — or her neighbors. David
Synopsis The Year I Started Masturbating (Året jag slutade prestera och började onanera) is a new example of a Swedish comedy-drama that is refreshingly sharp, blunt and deeply human, which premiered in 2022. The film was directed by Erika Wasserman and written by Christin Magdu and it tackles personal liberation alongside sexual awakening while also
Synopsis Damsel (2024) is an action-adventure dark fantasy film directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo with a screenplay by Dan Mazeau. Unlike what the film’s title suggests which draws to a fairytale, the movie instead offers a spellbinding story of betrayal, survival, and courage against a strange setting. It is based on a medieval fairy tale
Synopsis The Red Virgin (Spanish: La Virgen Roja) is a 2024 Spanish biographical historical drama film directed by Paula Ortiz. The action of the film is set in Spain during the early 1930s. This period in the country was marked with intense social conflicts and numerous real-life controversies. The story focuses on the life and
Synopsis The Other Woman (2002) showcases the heartbreaking struggle of love and family featuring life’s problems in an intricate and painful manner. The movie focuses on the more raw elements of humanity including, the basic need for acceptance, and the difficulties of nurturing a balance in forgiveness and understanding instead of sensationalism and over-the-top twists.
Synopsis Lust Stories is an Indian 2018 anthology film that aims to and succeeds in pushing the limits of Indian cinema. The film comprises four distinct short films from four prominent filmmakers – Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap, and Dibakar Banerjee – focusing on the theme of desire, especially from the women’s point of
Synopsis “Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2” or “LSD 2” brings to life the much awaited sequel to Dibakar Banerjee’s 2010 blockbuster Love Sex Aur Dhokha. The first film transformed pretty much every Indian’s perception of Bollywood by introducing a raw, voyeuristic take on modern relationships, surveillance culture, and moral hypocrisy. The sequel supplements these themes
Synopsis As part of Franco’s dubious French exploitation cinema, Sexy Sisters or Die Schulmädchen vom Treffpunkt Zoo is a 1977 drama erotic film by Jesus Franco. Styled in his typically unconventional manner that combines eroticism, surrealism, psychological elements, and much more, Franco once again tackles depictions of twisted family relationships and forbidden love. Placed in
Synopsis Malèna is an Italian romantic drama film released in 2000, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, renowned for his Oscar-winning work in Cinema Paradiso. The film’s score was written by the legendary Ennio Morricone and is one of the more compelling audio-visual pieces I have encountered. Malèna is not just a story, it portrays deep nostalgia,
