Aesthetic Movies

This Sundance film is a modern illustration of the biblical tale of Cain and Abel (the sons of Adam and Eve). It is divided into two timelines —1980s and 2019. The initial phase reflects the childhoods of two individuals and their horrific mistakes. The next chapter, 2019, takes us through how a past mistake affected their adult lives. Wild Indian (2021) Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller Cast: Michael Greyeyes, Chaske Spencer, Kate Bosworth Image: Vertical Entertainment 1980s (childhood) Makwa's bruised face and quietness reveal a lot about his family atmosphere and his miserable childhood. Makwa ( Michael Greyeyes) and Ted-O (or Teddo played by Chaske Spencer) are cousins and partners in the crime. All the hatred that Makwa's abusive father invested in him burst out on the innocent. Unfortunately, Ted-O witnessed that and reluctantly cooperated with him. Makwa was always quite emotionless and used to dreadful things, but Ted-O was completely shocked after that incident. ...

Kids do stupid things all the time, but screenwriter Nicolas Giacobone (Oscar winner for Birdman 2014) takes this concept beyond just stupidity, to something authentic and alarming. The film metaphorically shows two sides of a coin — the first one is 'how kids think about adulthood' , and the second one is 'what adulthood really is' . John and the Hole (2021) Genres: Drama, Psychological Thriller Cast: Charlie Shotwell, Jennifer Ehle, Taissa Farmiga Image: IFC Films John (Charlie Shotwell) is a 13-year-old kid, raised by wealthy but busy parents. Anna (Jennifer Ehle, recently appeared in Saint Maud ), and Brad (Michael C. Hall), are shown as parents. Laurie (Taissa Farmiga) is John's elder sister. John is good at tennis, plays the piano, can imitate his mother's voice, and asks a lot of questions. What's it like to be an adult? When do you stop being a kid? When he asks these questions to his mother, she explains to him that adult life is a bag full of r...

"Every Breath You Take" (also titled as "You Belong to Me") features a very promising cast, Casey Affleck in the lead role, which also stars Sam Claflin, Michelle Monaghan, and India Eisley. The plot contains how the family of a psychiatrist gets in crisis after the death of his patient. Every Breath You Take (2021) Genres: Drama, Thriller  Cast:  Casey Affleck,  Sam Claflin, Michelle Monaghan Phillip Clark (Casey Affleck) is a psychiatrist, his wife, Grace Clark ( Michelle Monaghan), is a realtor. They are struggling to maintain their marital life after the tragic death of their son. That tragedy has created a communication gap between them. Their daughter, Lucy (India Eisley), has been expelled from the school because of drugs. Philip is going through a tough time and in the meantime, his patient, Daphne (Emily Alyn Lind) , whom he miraculously saved, commits suicide. Philip's family is tearing apart, and now his job is in danger. Then, Daphne's brother, J...

Swedish director and writer, Roy Andersson, is known for his distinctive style of filming. He doesn't make those typical movies that have a protagonist and an interlinked story, h is movies are like living paintings that tell us what it feels like to be a human being. The previous trilogy about being a human being is a must-see. Ab out Endlessness (2020) Genres: Drama, Fantasy It is a compilation of various moments of various people's lives, narrated by a woman. Few moments are joyful, few are painful, few are lifeless, and few are very lively. Here are some moments from the movie. An aged couple, sitting in the park, staring at the view of the city. A man, heading home with groceries in his hands, planning to surprise his wife with a nice dinner. A priest who has lost his faith in God. A couple, visiting the grave of their son who died in the war. A woman, waiting for her husband at the railway station. A man, crying on the bus. A woman who loves champagne so much.  A ...

Have you ever watched a film where the protagonist is not morally a good character or her ethics are unjust and unsatisfactory? So you hate the character, but her acting is praiseworthy, 'I Care A Lot' is one such film.  That cunning role is played by R osamund Pike, i t would be unfair when we're talking about her and don't mention her performance in Gone Girl (2014). Also, her role in this film gives the same kind of wicked energy. I Care a Lot (2021) Genres: Crime, Thriller Cast:  R osamund Pike,  P eter Dinklage,  Eiza González (The sunglasses Rosamund Pike wore were ' Garrett Leight Clune suns'.) Marla Grayson ( R osamund Pike) is a skilful legal guardian but in the wrong ways, as you know, she doesn't care about aged people, she's after their money and property. She has a network where the doctor supplies her the patients who are rich, lonely, and aged; then she makes fake certificates of emergency need for a guardian. Marla's girlfriend, Fran ...

A24 has never failed to surprise the audience. It always brings something authentic, dark-disturbing, gripping, and visually stunning, as if it has mastered the art of poetic cinema. Saint Maud is a psychological horror film, it shows that t here's a very thin line between being religious and being fanatic. The film is set on the coast of England (Coney Island, Scarborough). Saint Maud (2021) Genres: Drama, Psychological Horror Cast: Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle It begins where a patient lies dead in bed, and a nurse (Maud, played by Morfydd Clark ) is sitting in a corner with her blood-soaked hands, the cause of death doesn't seem to be natural nor accidental. It appears that something sinister has happened. A few days later, the movie then takes us to Maud's house, where she is praying to God for her new beginning as a private caregiver. Maud is an extremely religious girl. She doesn't have any friends, sometimes she sees and feels things that others do not (maybe ha...

Shudder has announced the premiere of  'After Midnight' . After watching the trailer, it seems like an intriguing story. Jeremy Gardner, director and writer of the film, is also playing the lead role. Brea Grant (director and writer of 12 Hour Shift 2020) is shown as his mysterious girlfriend. After Midnight (2020) Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi Cast: Jeremy Gardner, Brea Grant Hank ( Jeremy Gardner) is a small-town guy, he owns a bar and has inherited a big house in the woods. In the first shot where Hank is thinking about how he brought Abby ( Brea Grant) to this house for the first time on her birthday, and now she has suddenly disappeared without a trace. Hank and Abby have been in a relationship for 10 years. After her disappearance, an unknown creature starts to appear every night. There are only noises of rattling and scratching in the first half. Hank's friends think that he is losing his mind. Sometimes it seems that the monster is just Hank's imagination or m...

The title 'Pieces of a Woman' indicates that a child is a part of her mother's body and soul. The movie shows a soul-stirring portrayal of a woman's (pregnant) life and her loss. The lead roles are played by Vanessa Kirby (Princess Margaret from The Crown series), Shia LaBeouf, and academy award winner Ellen Burstyn (Requiem for a Dream 2000). Pieces  of a Woman (2021) Genres: Drama Cast:  Vanessa Kirby,  Shia LaBeouf, Ellen Burstyn The first shot of the movie is where Sean ( Shia LaBeouf) is working on the bridge with the construction team, he is very excited about his upcoming child (a girl). He even promised her that she would be the first person to cross the new bridge. The bridge metaphorically indicates the progress of the story. His wife, Martha (Vanessa Kirby), is in the final days of her pregnancy and is expecting a home birth. Her midwife (Barbara) was busy during the labor, so she arranged Eva (Molly Parker) as a replacement. Unfortunately, it didn't hap...

Hulu presents a dark thriller story of a physically challenged girl and her caring mother. Sarah Paulson is portrayed as a mother and Kiera Allen as a daughter. I have known Sarah Paulson since her versatile cameos in American Horror Story. This is the debut film by Kiera Allen. Run (2020) Genres: Mystery, Thriller Cast: Sarah Paulson, Kiera Allen It begins in a hospital where Diane (Sarah Paulson) has given birth to a girl (Chloe), but her health is very critical. She has five different types of diseases, including asthma, diabetes, and paralysis of the legs. Then the movie takes us 17 years later to the homeschooler parents' gathering where Diane tells that she has been taking care of her daughter for 17 years and that she has never left her on her own. Yet, Chloe is the most capable person she knows. If her daughter goes to college, she has no worries. Kiera Allen appears as 17-year-old Chloe, who is wheelchair-bound because her lower body is paralyzed. Despite her physically c...

This movie sheds light on a rare condition called hypertrichosis, which causes excessive growth of hair on the face and body. Jaeden Martell is starring as the Wolfboy. You may have seen him in 'It (2017)' horror movie as Bill, but you may not recognize him in the Wolfboy's get-up. Chris Messina is shown as his father. I have known him since 'The Giant Mechanicalman (2012)' . The True Adventures of Wolfboy (2019) Genres: Drama, Coming-of-age Cast: Jaeden Martell, Chris Messina, Sophie Giannamore Paul (Jaeden Martell) is a 13-year-old boy and has hypertrichosis. He lives with his father and has never seen his mother. His parents got separated after his birth. On Paul's 13th birthday, his father (Chris Messina) decides to take him to a carnival because Paul never gets out of his house. His father made him take off his ski mask, but it didn't work as planned. Paul hates himself, he even keeps the mirror covered so that he doesn't have to see his hairy face...

This Shudder original movie is an anthology of five dark and disturbing stories. Clancy Brown (Captain Hadley of The Shawshank Redemption) is shown as a creepy mortician. Caitlin Custer is an applicant for the assistant job. The Mortuary Collection (2019) Genres: Fantasy, Horror Cast: Clancy Brown, Caitlin Custer An old mortician, Montgomery Dark (Clancy Brown), unfolds a series of horror stories when Sam (Caitlin Custer) shows up for a job at the funeral home. The main theme of these stories is ' No Evil Deed Goes Unpunished '. The first story follows a thief who gets trapped in a bathroom at a big mansion party when she breaks a locked medicine cabinet and something unexpected comes out. It is quite a short story but nicely portrayed. The second story is about a school stud. His life takes a wrong turn when he invites a fresher girl to the party and does unsafe love-making. He had to pay because he himself did not follow the advice he was giving to everyone. The third story ...

Spontaneous isn't a regular movie about 17-year-old teens, its concept is weird where the students of Covington High School suddenly explode as if they are blood-filled balloons. (I don't know if the school's name is inspired by COVID.) It's starring ' 13 Reasons Why ' star Katherine Langford. Charlie Plummer is known for ' Looking For Alaska ' TV series. Spontaneous (2020) Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance Cast: Katherine Langford, Charlie Plummer It begins when Katelyn (Mellany Barros) was sitting in the classroom and studying like a normal student, then suddenly, BOOM! She exploded, and everyone was covered in blood. This does not end here because the students explode one by one over time as the movie progresses. During this series of bursting, a love story begins. Yes, Mara (Katherine Langford) and Dylan's (Charlie Plummer) love story.  Dylan is a nerd guy with a good sense of humor. He wanted to tell Mara that he had a crush on her becaus...

When I saw the trailer of this movie, it gave a vibe of Scarlett Johansson's Lost in Translation (2003) as it is located in Japan. It also felt like Dakota Johnson's Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) because it is an adaptation of Catherine Hanrahan's adult novel with the same name. Alexandra Daddario is known for comedy-drama movies, but 'Lost Girls And Love Hotels' is different from her other movies. Lost Girls And Love Hotels (2020) Genres: Drama, Romance Cast: Alexandra Daddario, Takehiro Hira, Carice van Houten  Margaret (Alexandra Daddario) is that lost girl who loves 'Love Hotels'. She is not really lost but lonely and clueless about her life. It seems that her character is isolated from reality and people. She must have come to Tokyo to forget her past life, but nothing has changed. She has no close friends, except two beer bar friends. Getting drunk and spending nights in Love Hotels with strangers is her routine. Margaret teaches English pronunciation...

'Chemical Hearts'  movie is an adaptation of Krystal Sutherland's drama book, Our Chemical Hearts . It is a story of a 17-year-old nerd boy who wants to be a writer. He falls in love with a newcomer girl, but she is stuck in her past life. 'C hemical Hearts'  follows the chemistry of these two teens. Chemical Hearts (2020) Genres: Drama, Romance Cast: Lili Reinhart, Austin Abrams Henry (Austin Abrams) is an aspiring writer. He is not good at making conversations, so he writes to understand himself. He is an editor of the school's newspaper. The story begins when he meets Grace (Lili Reinhart). Their teacher wanted to make a duo editor team of Henry & Grace. She refused the editor's post, even though she was good at writing the right words. Grace has shifted to school recently. Her broken leg and broken heart tell her story that she has gone through a difficult time. That's why she gave up writing.  When Henry saw Grace for the first time. He got att...

'Waiting For The Barbarians'  movie could have been titled 'Waiting For The Barbaric Tortures To End' . Yes! This isn't a regular movie that you watch for fun. It is about the pain caused by imperialism and colonialism. The lead role is played by Academy Award winner Mark Rylance, and the supporting roles are played by Johnny Depp, Gana Bayarsaikhan, and Robert Pattinson. Waiting For The Barbarians (2019) Genres: Drama, Vintage Cast: Johnny Depp, Mark Rylance, Robert Pattinson This movie takes place during The (British) Empire, in an unknown Asian frontier outpost in the middle of a desert. Mark Rylance is the magistrate of this outpost. He hadn't visited the capital for a long time. It seems as if he had been working for such a long time that he felt as if he was more connected to this frontier than the capital. His work is his life, and the outpost is his home. Despite the desert, the life of the outpost is good. There is no enemy. And not any crime except st...

After the satisfying response to the short film 'Yes, God, Yes (2017)' , Karen Maine decided to make an extended version of her directorial debut movie. It is starred by 'Stranger Things' (Netflix series) fame Natalia Dyer, and the supporting role is played by '13 Reasons Why' fame Alisha Boe. This movie represents the orthodox side of society in the old days. It also shows the problem of sex-shaming and the lack of sex education. Yes, God, Yes (2019) Genres: Drama, Coming Of Age Movie Cast: Natalia Dyer, Alisha Boe, Francesca Reale It is about a naive girl who comes from a religious family and studies in a strict Catholic high school. Yes, this girl is Alice (Natalia Dyer), she is reaching adulthood. Alice's life changed when somebody spread a rumour about her in school that she tossed someone's salad. But the irony is that she doesn't even know what tossing salad means. It is slang (related to oral sex) which you can Google search to find out the...

'The Silencing' is a crime thriller, it follows Rayburn (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), who is a wildlife sanctuary keeper. This sanctuary is named after Rayburn's missing daughter, Gwen Swanson. Rayburn's life hasn't been good since his daughter got lost. His marriage fell apart. He lives in a remote cabin by himself. The mystery begins when they find a dead body of a young girl. A serial killer is hunting down young girls in an ancient way. Sheriff Alice (Annabelle Wallis) is investigating this case. Also, she is trying to prove that she is different from other cops. But circumstances don't appear to be in her favour. It was an unpredictable movie, but its end didn't justify the suspense they built throughout the movie. It took a mediocre turn and turned out to be a pointless revenge story. The Silencing (2020) Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller Cast: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Annabelle Wallis Read: Where is Gwen Swanson Wildlife Sanctuary? ' Wind River '  i...

This movie is an adaption of a self-help book named 'Pornology' by Ayn Carrillo Gailey. The book is based on the author's real-life sexual experiences and the sexual facts researched by her. If you have watched the trailer, then you have probably guessed that the movie was about an asexual girl, but the movie is completely different from the trailer. The story is starring Pretty Little Liars's Aria, yes! Lucy Hale. A Nice Girl Like You (2020) Genres: Comedy, Romance Cast: Lucy Hale, Jackie Cruz, Mindy Cohn, Leonidas Gulaptis It begins where Lucy is practicing her bed-speech, something hot and throbbing. Lucy and Jeff (Stephen Friedrich) have been together for 4 years. But now their relationship doesn't appear to be working. Lucy doesn't feel a thing in the bed. This concept is kind of weird because Lucy has been with Jeff for almost 4 years, but they behaved like a one-night stand. The next day, Lucy also acts as if she doesn't know anything related to sex, ...

'Relic' is an Australian movie and the debut movie by Natalie James as a director. She has directed a few short movies though. A slow-paced horror story about a haunted house, dealing with forgetfulness of dementia, and family get together. The word Relic means an object or a survival memorial from the past. Here our object is an old house. Relic (2020) Cast: Bella Heathcote, Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin Genres: Drama, Horror The story is focused on the reunion of three generations, grandmother, her daughter, and granddaughter. It begins where Kay (Emily Mortimer) receives a phone call that her mother Edna (Robyn Nevin) has been missing. Kay and her daughter Sam (Bella Heathcote) drive to the rural area where grandma Edna inhabits their old inherited house. Suddenly, she disappeared without any trace. They failed to find her, but after 2 days, Edna returned to the house as if nothing ever happened. Edna lives by herself, has dementia. Her character is weirdly suspicious. It l...

'Viena And The Fantomes' is a film about Viena's (Dakota Fanning) journey with a punk rock band named The Fantomes. This movie is less about the band and more about the life of Viena. Viena is a newcomer roadie. She isn't actually part of the band, just a helping hand. She is trying to make her place in the band. Midge (Zoë Kravitz) is a boss lady, yes, the band manager, but you will barely see her around in the movie. Albert (Caleb Landry Jones) is Midge's boyfriend and a band member. Freddy (Jeremy Allen White) is an electro drummer. Albert & Freddy both seem to be unstable and weird. They behave like psychopaths. Keyes (Frank Dillane) is also a roadie with the crew. Viena And The Fantomes (2020) Cast: Dakota Fanning, Zoë Kravitz, Caleb Landry Jones Genres: Drama, Music, Romance 'Viena And The Fantomes' is mostly shot on the road, but it is not really a road trip movie. It is about a love triangle between Viena, Freddy, and Keyes. The movie takes place...