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There’s a quiet irony at the heart of adapting Project Hail Mary for the screen: a story about ingenuity, survival, and problem-solving may end up proving that the best creative solutions are the oldest ones. In a film landscape saturated with digital perfection, the decision to use practical effects like puppetry, for the character like Rocky, doesn’t just serve the story. It becomes the story. I

I know, right? The film I am reviewing is loaded given the circumstances regarding the director. Zack Snyder's name sparks reactions that are too extreme: adoration or hatred, with no in-between. The “Release the Snyder Cut” of Justice League campaign and the years after its release haven’t changed that much. But we are now 10 years removed from BVS. Not long after its release, the film was a repr

“The film is the first art form capable of demonstrating how matter plays tricks on man”. - Walter Benjamin * Action: An escaped convict runs down to a river, breaks his manacles, and ends up a bridge. A car approaches. He tries to wave it down. The driver stops, sees who it is, and kicks him out. He falls to the ground, finds some metal parts on the ground, and notes that the car has driven away,

There is a reason ancient myths survive. They were never just stories about gods, kings, monsters, and punishments. They were stories about us: pride, shame, desire, beauty, power, the need to be seen, and the fear of being exposed. That is why I think they still belong on screen. I am currently developing a short film inspired by the myth of King Midas and the ears of an ass. Most people know Mid

ONE DAY, I picked up a novel by Marguerite Duras. It was The Lover. I don't know how I came across it. My life has changed ever since. Marguerite was born Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu in Gia Định province, French Indochina, now known as Vietman. Her father passed away at Duras' young age. Her mother, widowed of two elder sons and young Marguerite. They lead a harsh, impoverished life. Duras