Asime Nyide

Directed by Abbas Kiarostami  Starring Homayoun Ershadi, Abdolrahman Bagheri, Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari, Safar Ali Moradi  Mr Badii drives randomly across the Iranian countryside looking for someone, anyone who would do him one simple job. And pay well it will. A handsome sum he promises.  But despite the widespread poverty that seemingly consumes every facet of his surroundings, he is unable to convince the strangers he meets to do this one simple job for him. And that job?  He needs someone to bury him the morning after he commits suicide. He's already dug the hole, now he just needs someone, anyone to throw a few dozen shovels of dirt.   As the keen, middle-aged observer in the lead role actor Homayoun Ershadi delivers a performance that kind of reminds me of Javier Bardem in the Coen brothers' masterpiece No Country For Old Men (2007). Now I do know that their respective missions are different and absolutely so but you could watch either in a dialogue-free s...

co-directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund  Starring Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Alice Braga, and Seu Jorge.  The City of God is undoubtedly one of the most fulfilling films I have ever watched. Spanning over the course of two decades it tells the tale of the intertwining lives of a group of Brazilian teens growing up in the crime-ridden slums of Rio de Janeiro. It's one of those rare films in which every element of its narrative perfectly flows together to result in a conclusion that's beyond satisfying.  The Handling of this film's ensemble and themes is what propels the City of God to be a master class of storytelling in the Cinematic form. The theme most prevalent throughout the film is the lust for power. Power and Ambition are what drive this entire film, every one of its lead characters is ultimately on their own ambitious journey towards a position of power be it intentional or a situation they find themse...

Yet another reminder of how frustratingly little society has evolved in the past decades. I will start out by saying Aaron Sorkin is one of the most acclaimed screenwriters of our time and I believe this dialogue is some of the best put to screen this year. I will also say that he really enjoys dramatizing true events to make sure they meet his dramatic standards. Set in 1969 the trial of the Chicago 8 as it was labelled in the media involved seven protesters who were believed to initiate a right based during the height of the anti-Vietnam war protests in the US and one black panther member who had nothing to do with the other 7 on trial. Bobby Seale (black panther leader) played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Aquaman) was at the wrong place at the wrong time and was represented as part of the case to scare the jury with his involvement with the Black Panther movement.  Seale made it known early and often that he had nothing to do with the other members but was heavily ignored by the un...

  Directed by Barry Jenkins Starring: Thuso Mbedu, Joel Edgerton, Chase W Dillon, Aaron Pierre Barry Jenkin's The Underground Railroad, a ten-episode miniseries available to stream on Amazon Prime, is the latest example of what I call the chaptered movie. With its union of auteur-driven vision and episodic storytelling, it’s a form that sits right on the line between film and television and is a big reason those two media are becoming difficult to distinguish. I see it as the natural (and welcome) result of the streaming revolution, the viewer can now stop and start a movie as easily as they pick up and put down a book, and we want our movies to change accordingly. We prefer stories divided up into pieces, not because of a shortened attention span well I guess not all because of it, but out of a desire for built-in stopping points. It’s unclear if the industry at large has grasped this distinction, But Jenkins the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind Moonlight and If Beale Street Could T...