Babylon
Babylon follows the rise to stardom of a young actress from New Jersey. Damien Chazelle’s film is an epic and exuberance feature about the first days of Hollywood and “at its best, Chazelle's film is a cinematic marvel” (BBC).
Babylon follows the rise to stardom of a young actress from New Jersey. Damien Chazelle’s film is an epic and exuberance feature about the first days of Hollywood and “at its best, Chazelle's film is a cinematic marvel” (BBC).
When Philippa Langley sees a production of Richard III, she comes to believe that his depiction of manipulative and cruel is wrong and sets out to clear the reputation of the historical character. Stephen Frears presents a charming dramedy, while Sally Hawkins is tremendous in the lead role.
A controversial TV host’s life becomes entangled and complex. His mother miraculously stopped talking, and his former student is the leading prime minister candidate, even though no one knows what he thinks.
Otto is an irritable widower who lashes out at his surroundings. When his new neighbors try to do what they can to make him like them, something in his armor cracks. Tom Hanks exerts all his talent to present a grumpy hero who rediscovers his feelings.
Matthias, the son of German minorities, returns to his village in Transylvania, only to find the place in an uproar over the hiring of foreign workers in the local bakery. Mungiu successfully translates social issues into human spectacles and presents an excellent moral drama.
At 75, Steven Spielberg presents a semi-biographical film about growing up as a Jewish kid in the USA of the 1950s and 60s, his parent’s crumbling marriage, and first steps into cinema. “Typical Spielberg. Pulling on multiple heartstrings at the same time, to great effect” (Chicago Sun-Times).
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The relationship between a young father and his pre-teen daughter as they vacation in a low-cost hotel in Turkey stands on the axis of this astounding debut film. Wells presents a singular experience: tender, broken, melancholic, and mysterious that beautifully captures the love between father and daughter.
Samay, a 9-year-old boy living with his family in a remote village in India discovers films for the first time. He quickly figures out that stories become light, light becomes films, and films become dreams.