social commentary

This is No Game: Why 'Ready or Not' Still Matters
This is No Game: Why READY OR NOT Still Matters

Over time, the social commentary underlying the blood and gore of “Ready or Not” has increased in relevance related to our current financial predicament.

Saw X: A Pleasant(?) Surprise
Saw X: A Pleasant(?) Surprise

I didn’t think this was possible. I really didn’t. After the letdowns of Saw (2004)and Saw II…

Berlinale 2021: Radu Jude On BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN
Berlinale 2021: Radu Jude On BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN

For his film Bad Luck Banging or Looney Porn, director Radu Jude discusses the film’s controversial themes, the politics behind the humour and more!

Berlinale 2021: BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN
Berlinale 2021: BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN

Right from the opening beat, it is clear that Radu Jude’s satirical Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn is in to shock its audience.

WOLFEN: Horror, Capitalism & The Environment
WOLFEN: Horror, Capitalism & The Environment

Watching Wolfen in 2020 is like opening a time capsule full of predictions that have all come true.

The Neglected Politicism of Yasujiro Ozu’s TOKYO STORY
The Neglected Politicism of Yasujiro Ozu’s TOKYO STORY

Released just one year after the end of the American occupation of Japan, Tokyo Story obliquely reflects on the changes that came over the country.

Sorry To Bother You Review
SXSW Review: SORRY TO BOTHER YOU: Boots Riley’s Absurdist, Existential, Surreal, Anti-Capitalist Sci-Fi Masterpiece Of A Debut

It’s hard to describe what Boots Riley’s debut, Sorry To Bother You, is actually about, because it is trippy, all over the place, and absolutely brilliant. You need to see it.

THE PARTY: This One's Got My Vote
THE PARTY: This One’s Got My Vote

The Party is an example of well-structured storytelling that relies on clever narrative structures, witty dialogue and a sparkling cast.

SHOT CALLER: A Terrifyingly Accurate Castigation Of White Supremacy
SHOT CALLER: A Terrifyingly Accurate Castigation Of White Supremacy

What Shot Caller lacks for, narratively, it makes up for in its complex character study guised as a prison drama, expertly exposing human nature’s animalism.