LaniMaiju (Ashishma Nakarmi Pradhan), the only daughter of her aging parents (Madandas Shrestha and Nagina Joshi), falls in love with a demon (Sohit Manadhar), wreaking havoc on her small Newar village.
I first saw Dear Evan Hansen on the Broadway stage. Apparently, I was so blown away by the magic of theater that I didn’t pick up on the questionable dynamics. The story's clumsy handling in the movie brought those issues to light.
Eddington attempts to capture how media is intertwined with the uncomfortable present.
A movie that brings Indian culture with classic Bollywood themes and electronic dance music.
One of THE most frustrating trends in the mainstream film industry over the last several decades has been the onset of comedy efforts that seem SO focused on being crude and/or gross-out in all ways possible. That, at least for me, makes them no longer funny.
The Invitation takes a creeping look at two simple premises: reuniting with forgotten friends and new-age spiritualism. Though one seems a bit scarier than the other, the film heightens social awkwardness to a macabre level that puts an uncomfortable look on when the social taboo of grief is put on public display.
While this film thinks that it is diagnosing the cause, it is merely diagnosing a symptom instead.
