Sami Akyanak is an old Yeşilçam actor who is now in his seventies. Having not received any job offers for a long time, he begins to think he has been forgotten and withdraws into himself, effectively locking himself away at home. In response to this situation, our neighborhood's sweetheart, Belgin, one day knocks on Sami Bey's door and announces her engagement, but reveals that she had lied about being the daughter of a wealthy family. Since she has no one else, she asks him to pretend to be her wealthy grandfather when the groom's family comes to ask for her hand. At first, Sami Bey strongly opposes this proposal, but he can no longer resist Belgin’s insistence, whom he loves like a daughter. Now Belgin’s plan has begun. The next step is to find a groom candidate Sami Bey doesn’t know and a mansion.
Making Apes begins by looking back at the history of makeup effects in Hollywood, which was revolutionized by Jack Pierce, the person behind Frankenstein (1931) and The Wolf Man (1941)
Tran Quoc Bao succeeds in telling us a story about martial arts, human decay, and friendship. The originality shown by his filmmaking is admirable and brings fresh air to the classic Chinese martial arts genre.
If you haven’t watched Good Trouble yet, you need to. This Foster’s spinoff, aptly named for civil rights champion and Congressman, John Lewis, follows Mariana and Callie Adams Foster as they begin a new chapter of young adulthood and navigate life, careers, social justice, and love.
Mona Fastvold’s nineteenth century lesbian romance is emotionally charged, restrained, and poetic without feeling forced.
Earth and Blood is slow, but it still has it’s entertaining moments. If you’re into thrillers, or want to watch something new, then this film might be for you. As for me, Earth and Blood was tolerable enough.
Not a lot of people realize that being introverted is not always a permanent state of mind. Being considered an introvert by others is a complicated thing; not everyone likes being labelled “shy.”
