The Phoenician Scheme: A Man of No Identity
Wes Anderson offers a light-hearted comedy in the Middle East centering around Catholic motifs.

Bumbling Hank and Ned go in search of the legendary Gory Hole, only to find themselves trapped in a world of trouble in the peep show booths at Gloria's Sex Shop. This lands the boys in jail for a thirty day tour. Much to their surprise they discover a gangster is actually running the prison and is holding the warden and his sexy daughter Jennifer captive. Hank and Ned involuntarily get caught up in the mess and unwittingly become heroes.
Wes Anderson offers a light-hearted comedy in the Middle East centering around Catholic motifs.
Remakes. Reboots. Reinventions. Redundancy. It's the common practice in Hollywood of late, sometimes offering us victorious reimagining of what can be considered cinematic classics while also, more often, falling flat on their UN-imaginative faces in utter defeat and lackluster results. Admittedly, with this in mind, I went into the newest incarnation of "The War of the Roses" with typical trepidation and cautious optimism.
'Thirteen Lives' gives a dramatic adaptation of a humanitarian triumph that captured the global imagination.
Based on the fairy character from previous movies, this fantasy movie gives viewers magic.
In this short film, writer/director Nikita Hattangady focuses on Jai, a starving artist rooted in the latter category. Though unhoused, he works hard.
This captivating film can only be truly appreciated by seeing it firsthand. There are not enough words to describe the terrible beauty one experiences while watching it.