Amor Nº3 

A haunting look at grief, survival, and a mother’s quiet collapse in a world that never gave her room to fall.

“Ad Astra” is a film that possesses similar beats to sci-fi classics, falling into the realm of cinematic hypnotism, and pulling us in with its mysteriously intoxicating identity.

Another story focuses on the bond between a young man and a shelter dog in this Netflix drama film.

With The Father, writer-director Florian Zeller- who wrote and developed the play upon which the film is based- pulls no punches as he confidently makes every effort to put the audience in the mind of someone whose grip on reality has all but vanished. It’s a dazzling testament to Zeller’s abilities as a director as he makes his first transition from stage to film appear as if he’s been working behind a camera his entire career. The dialogue he fashions with co-writer Christopher Hampton, along with the work of production designers Peter Francis and Cathy Featherstone, collectively makes the downward spiral of dementia startlingly tangible, doing so in a way that can be comprehended by everyone except the person it directly affects.

“It's not ghosts. It's not supernatural. It's... It's America. And it's everywhere.”

As a musical fan, I enjoyed the film and encourage anyone who likes dark humour and a bit of blood to give it a watch.