occasionally, we've all approached a movie that felt like fate we watched it at that particular time in our lives, and this was indeed the case for me and joyland. not only do i share the heritage, culture (and name!) of the protagonist, but the resistance to the patriarchal gender roles which unquestionably prevail from generation to generation. it is something that is concealed within silence, but saim sadiq has pulled the rug from under and laid it out nakedly.…

this is a genuinely decent casual teen…one. i guess it proves how influential michaela cole’s style in chewing gum was for a new generation of filmmakers

i don’t regret watching it cuz it was sweet, endearing, and had me interested throughout mostly. but personally, it wasn’t for me for a few reasons:

* it definitely felt like an ode to london, and the movie stylistically attempts to show a colourful side to london. which is fine, but many times the…

PART OF THE TARANTINO CHALLENGE (MONDAY).

My first Tarantino film, and I must admit that he knows not only how to put on a good show, but how to tell one too. The dialogue was rich, the story was put together in a way that did not undermine your intelligence, but was still easy to watch - and most of all, which is what I admire most about cinema, it did not compromise scenes which we as society would view…