Biutiful

A movie without struggle, is usually boring. It’s the way storytelling is supposed to go, there’s a protagonist, build up, struggle, climax, resolution. But if all that character does the entire time is suffer and struggle, it’s also uninteresting. As is Alejandro González Iñárritu’s film, Biutiful.  It’s painful to watch what Javier Bardem’s character goes through.  Its pace is extremely slow, and since... Read More

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

There’s something slightly frustrating (and yet comforting at the same time) about a filmmaker who refuses to change. But when Woody Allen’s old time font shows up on the screen at the beginning of the film, I know that I’ll be taken care of for the next two hours. Vicky Christina Barcelona is no different. And it’s one of Allen’s best. A European friend of mine once told me that if I watched an Almodovar film, even... Read More