Cinema and Popcorn

TRIANGLE OF SADNESS The attempt of being brilliant is Triangle of Sadness' major flaw. Ruben Östlund wrote a comedy composed by three acts: the first one feels overlong and it is totally forgetable; the second one is funny with a couple of hilarious moments; the third one is interesting (a bit overlong, but quite fine when compared with the first one) and provides a true social critique through the characters actions, but it wastes everything with its WIDE OPEN ending. The critique might feel a bit one note and a bit too obvious - Östlund gives you everything on a plate and the audience doesn't need to reflect about the social commentary because it always feels quite obvious. The cast delivers great acting, with the unknown Dolly De Leon delivering the best performance of the bunch when you reach the 3rd act, but you can find a lot of fun by watching Woody Harrelson, Zlatko Burić and (specially) Sunnyi Melles in the 2nd act. Triangle of Sadness is not bad, but it is a fail by...

Genre: Drama; Action Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood Writers: Dana Stevens & Maria Bello Starring: Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim and John Boyega The Woman King is one of those movies with a trailer that doesn't sell the movie as it really is... and let me say I considered the movie far superior than what I was expecting. Audiences might go watch it expecting an action flick... and they will get it for sure, but The Woman King is much more than that. Go for the action and for the charismatic Viola Davis, but you will remember it for the sisterhood drama, for the incredible acting ensemble and for the score by Terence Blanchard. First of all, there's some historical inaccuracies about Dahomey's politics regarding slavery it seems, but I don't consider they are fundamental for the movie's success/flop. What this movie is really about is female empowerment in every level - power because they have a mind of their own, power because they nee...

BEST DIRECTOR Steven Spielberg is back in the Oscar race for the second year in a row... and now he's eyeing his 9th Academy Award nomination for Best Director! A 2 time winner already, Spielberg has met critical acclaim once again thanks to The Fabelmans , which is a tale of his own childhood and pursue of cinematic dreams - and considering it won the People's Choice Award at TIFF, The Fabelmans is both a critics darling and a crowd-pleaser! The Academy loves when directors put their own memories on the big screen (Cuarón won Best Director for Roma and Branagh won Best Original Screenplay for Belfast , recently) and Spielberg's career has been asking for a 3rd Best Director win lately! Then, there's Sarah Polley with one of the most acclaimed movies of the Fall film festival circuit: Women Talking . Critics highlight her sensivity while handling the heavy dramatic material about a group of women who deals with sexual assault by the community's men (it's far...