A Tribute to Edgar Wright: Easily One of the Most Creative Filmmakers Working Today
MarioYuwono is from Indonesia, but was born in Italy and attended school in Jakarta, Moscow, Berlin and Los Angeles. He has been obsessed with films ever since he saw his first movie at the age of five, and would go on to spend his younger years reading film encyclopedias and movie guides. Combined with a global upbringing rooted in greater social awareness, this drives him to be more observant of values promoted in films. He believes in cinema’s potential to enable greater empathy and meaningfully expand people’s horizons, in line with
The Jewish Actresses Who Ruled as Bollywood Heroines in Secret, and Shaped the Largest Film Industry in the World
Mirhan Tariq is a writer who grew up in Kuwait and she learned about the outside world through the magic of movies. She believes that art is supposed to expand our world view, help us develop critical thinking, and teach us something worthwhile. She watches movies and TV shows with a critical eye – judging its moral, cultural, political and philosophical implications, and delivering her observations in her pieces for
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Jan 29, 2021
The Heartbreaking ‘Our Friend’ is Insightful and Moving: A True Story of Love and Friendship in the Face of Grief
MarioYuwono is from Indonesia, but was born in Italy and attended school in Jakarta, Moscow, Berlin and Los Angeles. He has been obsessed with films ever since he saw his first movie at the age of five, and would go on to spend his younger years reading film encyclopedias and movie guides. Combined with a global upbringing rooted in greater social awareness, this drives him to be more observant of values promoted in films. He believes in cinema’s potential to enable greater empathy and meaningfully expand people’s horizons, in line with
‘Outside the Wire’: A Futuristic Film About Two Black Soldiers
Jordan Qin is a writer-director who’s currently pursuing a BA in Film and Media Arts at Temple University. She believes in quality over quantity and is dedicated to highlighting diversity and innovation in the film industry. As a part of the
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Jan 27, 2021
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‘Outside the Wire’, Anthony Mackie’s latest work, is a futuristic action film about saving the world from a nuclear attack. Mackie stars as Captain Leo, an android officer in 2036 who’s suddenly paired up with Damson Idris’s Lt. Thomas Harp (‘Snowfall’, ‘Black Mirror’), a young and scrappy drone pilot. Despite having never met the other, the duo is tasked with the most important mission in the world. Though on paper it may sound cliche, ‘Outside the Wire’ helps reinvent t
Was The Blockbuster Movie ‘300’ Political Satire in Disguise?
DanielChoi is a writer who’s currently pursuing a BA in Film & Television from New York University. With a background in amateur film production, Daniel is fascinated by how artists’ cultural backgrounds inform their work, subconsciously or not, and how that work is then perceived by different audiences across time and space. He joined
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Jan 26, 2021
Photo: ‘300’/Warner Bros. Pictures
Laconic: to speak tersely. The word comes from Laconia, the region of Greece administered by Sparta, the ancient citizens of which were famed for speaking bluntly, with few words–laconically. Over time, the widespread fascination with ancient Spartan culture has been termed Laconophilia, no better example of which being Zack Snyder’s‘300’.