Deep Focus

30 Years in the making, One Battle After Another promises to be a great time at the movies One Battle After Another poster ©Warner Bros. Pictures The first reactions for One Battle After Another, directed by Anderson and starring DiCaprio, are ecstatic as none other than Mr. Steven Spielberg heaps praise on the movie. While […]

Al Pacino & Gene Hackman’s raw, human performances anchor this underrated Cannes Palme d’Or winner—an ode to friendship and male bonding. Al pacino and Gene Hackman in Scarecrow Scarecrow won the Cannes Palme d’Or in 1973 but got lost in the crowd of movies now remembered from that era. While it’s arguable whether it’s an

Hal Ashby left a lasting legacy, influencing modern filmmakers such as Cameron Crowe, Wes Anderson, and Alexander Payne, among others. His best work came out in the 1970s and is defining of the cinematic style of American movies from that decade. Since Payne’s “The Holdovers” takes place in 1970, it’s only natural for it to

“Severance” season 1 finale ended with the show’s biggest revelation till then, and introduced us to a mysterious character- Helena Eagan. We discovered she is Lumon Industries’ CEO, James Eagan’s daughter! The revelation was absolutely eye-popping and resulted in one of the best cliffhangers on TV ever! Though the 2nd season showed us plenty of

Barbara Stanwyck’s genre-defining performance in Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity (1944) is still powerful after 80 years The femme fatale character type is as old as the tale about the first man and woman, Adam and Eve, wherein Adam ate the forbidden fruit Eve served, thereby dooming humankind to death and original sin. But in the

Kubrick’s satirical masterpiece turns nuclear war into a darkly comic nightmare. Peter Sellers delivers an iconic comedic performance. In the thick of the Cold War, Stanley Kubrick created a work of art to reflect the state of human society in arguably the most absorbable form; a satire. As the great Sun Tzu said, all wars