A villain from Wallace and Gromit’s past resurfaces in Vengeance Most Fowl, causing new problems for the eccentric English inventor and his underappreciated dogs. As the sequel’s nifty wordplay title suggests, the culprit is none other than Feathers McGraw, the diamond-thief master of disguise last seen in the 1993 Oscar-winning short “The Wrong Trousers,” which … Read more
Here’s a suicidal premise that only a horror director would think of: What if a deeply disturbed young woman (Kelsey Asbell) is about to throw herself off a cliff, and a serial killer (Finn Wittrock) shows up, talks her off the ledge and orders her to kill herself. Then the woman was kidnapped for a … Read more
The return of the great powers: Russia, China and the next world warBy Jim SciuttoRandom Penguin House2024 The political world, both national and international, is characterized by frequent changes and transformations. Although there are recurring themes such as the quest for power and the inevitability of conflict, the dynamics of who wields that power, how … Read more
The red suitcaseDirected by Cyrus Neshvad, 2022 As new Iranian filmography constantly challenges orthodoxies, “The Red Suitcase,” first released in 2022, is a welcome vehicle for international protest. Iran has been rocked by civilian protests, confirming that a long-silent public has reached a point of no return in its opposition to the regime. Only an … Read more
Portraying the life of a pop star diva — or at least doing so convincingly — is not the easiest thing a film achieves. There are too many real-life counterparts. Director Brady Corbett (“The Brutalist”), teaming with Natalie Portman, is about halfway through the Vox Lux film. Lady Gaga draws on elements of her own … Read more
“The Last Journey” unfolds as a humorous and heartbreaking road movie, a tender portrait of the love director Philipp Hammar has for his ailing 80-year-old father, Lars. Hoping to rekindle the older man’s enthusiasm for life, Philip and his best friend and co-director Frederic Wickingson move him to the French seaside town where they used … Read more
A gas station attendant holds a gasoline nozzle at a gasoline pump. – Reuters The price of HSD is expected to rise by more than Rs 10 per litre Oil industry insiders say the rise in demand for HSD is unexpected. Sources: Average daily sales of HSD jumped to 24 thousand litres KARACHI: The price … Read more
You take a big risk trying to be as objective as possible when you make a documentary about a contemporary issue: the situation you originally set out to examine can change quickly — and it’s too late for you to do more than just casually point out that it’s changing in the film’s final moments. … Read more