Author: Renato Vieira

The Smashing Machine is an authentically raw sports biopic on the gritty & brutal, real & emotional fights we face in & out of the ring.

Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein sees the fantastical auteur’s heart poured into his trademark mesmerising craftsmanship.

After The Hunt is a flawed but bravely nuanced analysis of truth & perspective. It’s uncomfortable & thematically riveting but convoluted.

George Clooney and Adam Sandler star in Jay Kelly, a soulful, whimsical journey through regret and the bonds we forget to cherish.

Lanthimos’ BUGONIA captivates with Stone and Plemons. It’s a fearless, off-beat film for our times, but the messaging overshadows the story.

Joker: Folie À Deux is an insane, colorfully dark and unpredictable genre blend that at last captures the truism and essence of the Joker.

The Order is a melting pot of bleakness & tension where Kurzel’s trademark old-school moustachioed raw grit make for an arresting neo-western.

Babygirl works better as a compelling exploration of professional power dynamics, juggling too many individual pieces that work better in isolation.

MARIA’s atmospheric cinematography transports us to a time, a place, and a mood of sorrow and despair.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice immerses us in its cartoony world, but is too heavily plotted for its own good, unable to balance all its threads satisfyingly.