“Sharp Objects” series – History Written on Skin [review]
“Sharp Objects” is a series that marks the viewer like a needle on the skin of the main character. Camille’s story reads slowly like the scars on her delicate body.
Kidnapping Movies – Best 25 films
Kidnapping movies are often chilling thrillers or gripping action cinema. Explore now the list of the 25 best movies with a kidnapping theme.
“Pride and Prejudice” – a Film Romance or a Story of Female Courage?
“Pride and Prejudice” is a film that has the idea of a faithful adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel, which does not mean that it has not been processed through the filter of modernity.
“Marriage Story” – How Divorce Happens in Hollywood
“Marriage Story” is a film that presents a truly Hollywood vision of divorce as a bit of a sad event, after which everything returns to the old order.
Netflix’s “The Witcher” – Magic is Female
“The Witcher” by Netflix is a movie whose strength lies in women – as characters and actresses. They are the engine of the action, an attractive lure and the carrier of the series’ message.
“Sense and Sensibility” – Two Faces of Feminity
“Sense and Sensibility” by Ang Lee is a successful film adaptation of Jane Austen’s masterpiece, although it presents a slightly different vision of a woman than the author.
“The Bridge on the River Kwai” – and the Bridge Still Stands Today…
“The Bridge on the River Kwai” – one of the most famous war films – has a clear anti-war blade. There are no winners in war,” says David Lean.
Tarkovsky’s “Stalker” – a film about the desire for the sacred
“Stalker” by Andrei Tarkovsky is a picture of a barren land, or the metaphysical emptiness of modern times. The horror of this void is as great as the desire to fill it.
“Apocalypse Now” – Unmasking the Colonial World
F. F. Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now” hits the American intervention in Vietnam, but also exposes the myths of Western civilization based on contempt for the Other.
“Splendor in the Grass” – an Age of Innocence
“Splendor in the Grass” takes the side of youthful dreams and emphasizes that giving up on love, although it does not cancel everything, makes life poorer.
“Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” – the Pain of Passion
Richard Brooks’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” exposes the dark side of sex, which appears as a struggle between erotic partners and a skirmish with oneself.
“The Postman Always Rings Twice” – an Erotic Thriller of the 1980s.
Bob Rafelson’s “The Postman Always Rings Twice” heralds the erotic thriller genre of the 1990s, placing a woman and maddening desire at its center.