One Punch Man
Juliantina
Reacher
The Cleaning Lady
Divaldo: O Mensageiro da Paz
Adolescence
Platform 7
Mufasa: The Lion King
Xeque Mate (a série)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Writer at Peliplat
Chances are, unless you’ve fallen down a “Top 100 World Cinema” rabbit hole or hoard Criterion DVDs like trophies, Pather Panchali might not be on your radar. I’m not above it—I fall into the latter group. I’m Indian, and Bengali at that, and while I always knew who Satyajit Ray was, I didn’t really watch his work until embarrassingly late. When I finally did, the 1st thing I realized was how grounded the film is in its portrayal of poverty in India. And not the kind of poverty we usually see in
Writer. Interviewer. Entertainment obsessive.
Spoilers are the worst. So much of the art of filmmaking is designed to take the viewer on a journey, usually via a well-crafted plot that has its share of unexpected twists and turns. In film school, you're taught how to follow structural beats, how to build tension and catharsis, and elicit a reaction from the audience. It's storytelling! That's what we're all here for. But spoilers rob the story of that impact. If it wasn't already clear, I hate spoilers. I hate it when things are spoiled for
The DC: I never got to experience the Fight Club plot twist. I knew what would happen years before I ever watched it
A public bus isn't the most pleasant place at the best of times. I would know, I take it every day. No elbow room to be found, constantly jockeying for position, listening to someone's too-loud phone conversation or trying to avoid eye contact with the weirdo sitting across from you who smells like mothballs and is wearing gumboots in May. Nobody wants to be there. Now imagine you and everyone around you is trapped on board. Someone is yelling about how they are going to be late to work, someone
Bob Woolsey: I don't know if I agree with you. As you mentioned, there's Point Break from 1990 so Speed might not even be the best Keanu action movie of the 90s... What about The Rock, Con Air, Terminator 2, Face Off, GoldenEye, Mission: Impossible?
After watching Sing Sing, I realized that high school really was a prison. Wake up, go to school, do my homework, eat dinner while my parents argue, go to bed, and wake up to do it all over again. It was not so different from the lives of Divine G (Colman Domingo), Divine Eye (Divine Eye), and the rest of the Sing Sing prisoners. And just like those inmates, I needed an outlet to free my mind from my stifling surroundings. As Divine Eye was focused on keeping his rep in the yard, so too was I fo
Gwen Pemberton: OK, big question, what was your favourite theatre game?
With extensive experience as a film journalist and writer for various media outlets, as well as a background in film marketing, I am now committed to becoming a trusted film critic who delivers professional and honest reviews.
Adolescence dared to tackle misogyny and toxic masculinity—but in its eagerness to explain evil, it all but excused it. By fixating on the perpetrator and reducing the victim to a narrative footnote, the show made a disturbing choice: it empathized with the monster while turning away from the damage he caused. Two weeks ago, I published a critique of Adolescence on Peliplat. To my surprise, the article—questioning the show’s lack of focus on the victim’s perspective—sparked quite a bit of discus
Writer at Peliplat. I said what I said.
If you're thinking of going to see Friendship, it might be advisable to prepare yourself for Tim Robinson's style of humour. He is not like other comedians. Perhaps you're familiar with his Netflix series, I Think You Should Leave, in which his comedic prowess is on full display. But, if you are completely new to Robinson, I've compiled my five favourite sketches from I Think You Should Leave. These should give you a sense of what to expect from Friendship. Please, enjoy them, and let me know in
2025 depression survivor | Refuse to live a life that is nihilistic, detached or cynical | Passionate Writer, Aspiring Filmmaker
"A sci-fi that is not so sci-fi"—this was one of the reasons I listed The Eternaut as my most anticipated adaptation this year. After its release on Netflix, I began watching with very low expectations, repeatedly telling myself not to compare it to the original comic. After all, the original was published in 1957. Indeed, the opening impressed me—the director faithfully recreated the original plot and setting while transplanting them into our current era. Who wouldn't want to see a classic stor
Used to be an editor for seven years, now a video blogger. I like movies with female leads. Often give movie reviews with a feminist point of view.
Yes, we have another movie adaptation of "Cinderella." But relax, it isn't by Disney again this time around. Instead, it's by a young Swedish director called Emilie Blichfeldt, and the film is titled "The Ugly Stepsister". If Disney's "Cinderella" is a romantic story about true love and kindness, then "The Ugly Stepsisterr" is everything opposite of that: a dark tale about desire and evil. While it followed the original Cinderella plot, the perspective shifted to the stepsister's point of view,
The DC: I never got to experience the Fight Club plot twist. I knew what would happen years before I ever watched it