Books and Movies

 Hey guys! It's been a while since I've had one of these. So I went back to the theatre for the first time in about six months, and the film I chose was James Gunn's Suicide Squad. On social media, many people were lauding it for being one of the best comic book films ever made, and many were even calling it the best film in the DCEU. Well, I'm here to give my two pennies' worth on the film! PLOT: Amanda Waller puts together a "Suicide Squad", consisting of convicts, each with their very own special set of skills, to pull off an impossibly dangerous mission that affects the power of dynamics of the whole world. CAST: Bloodsport: Idris Elba Peacemaker: John Cena Ratcatcher 2: Daniela Melchior Harley Quinn: Margot Robbie Amanda Waller: Viola Davis REVIEW:  James Gunn has the sense of humour of a fourteen-year old edgelord. He does not do dark comedy like Edgar Wright or The Coens, he prefers the 'oh look there's blood and guts everywhere', brand

 Hey Guys! Today, I want to do something different. I'm not going to be talking about one single movie, or a series, or even a filmmaker. Today, I want to talk about the nature of cinema itself and the state it is in today. Keep in mind, I must tell you that I am just an 18-year-old who finds himself deeply in love with the art form. I do not claim to be a knowledgeable person who knows all about movies. Far from it, in fact, I know nothing about movies. All I know is that I love them, and with every film I watch, my love for the art of cinema deepens. So with that, let's begin. So recently, I have been reading quite a lot of what a certain filmmaker has been putting out, by the name of Martin Scorcese. You may know my friend Martin as the director of some truly brilliant films like Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990),  and many more. A few months ago, he voiced his concerns over the nature of the cinema industry today in a brilliant essay titled Il Maestr

 Hey Guys! In March 1993, a group of directors who were disgruntled by the distance cinema had from reality banded together to make films that went back to the roots of pure, simple, and plain visual storytelling. This was the Danish Dogme 95 movement. It was headed by a bunch of renowned filmmakers, most notorious of them being Lars von Trier ( Melancholia, The House That Jack Built ). This had elements of Truffaut's " Une Certaine Tendance du Cinema Francais " (A Certain Tendency in French Cinema), the article published in " Cahiers du Cinema " in 1964 that arguably kickstarted the French New Wave. With similar intentions, Trier set out to write a manifesto to make cinema a form of storytelling undilated by outside elements, to make it seem more authentic and true to life. He was joined by Thomas Vintenberg (whose newest film is the subject of discussion today). Together, they wrote the "Vows of Chastity", a set of rules that were designed to bring a