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Vampires can love too

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A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night is a horror black and white film by director Ana Lily Amirpour released in 2014. It is about a boy named Arash who has to deal with the addiction of his father and a dealer who asks for money. Arash meets a strange girl that walks around the city at night and starts to fall in love with her, but he ignores the girl is actually a vampire who looks for bad people to kill, including Arash’s own father. This film portrays the themes of revenge, love, murder and morality. A recurring symbol … Continue reading Vampires can love too

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‘Everything you have seen is an illusion’

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The Illusionist by director Neil Burger is a 2006 film set in Vienna, about a great magician named Eisenheim. Told by the city’s investigator’s point of view, he recalls the time when Eisenheim, after many years apart, meet again his childhood love, the Duchess von Teschen, who is now engaged to the Crown Prince Leopold. After their reunion, together they plan an escape so they can finally be together but the Duchess is murdered. The investigator will have to solve the mystery and decide whether to be truthful and just, or follow the prince’s shady orders. The major themes of … Continue reading ‘Everything you have seen is an illusion’

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Love, tragedy and war

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Half of a Yellow Sun is a 2013 film set during the Biafran war in Nigeria, directed by Biyi Bandele. It follows the story of the sisters Olanna and Kainene, the daughters of Igbo Chief Ozobia, during the time when the civil war in Nigeria breaks out. As the war progresses, both sisters experience changes in their lifestyles and also in their personal lives. The major themes of the film are education, romance, family, servitude and war. A recurring sign, at least in the first part of the film, is reading. Most of the main characters are educated people: Both Olanna … Continue reading Love, tragedy and war

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The Citizen: Prejudice and Xenophobia towards immigrants

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The Citizen, by director Sam Kadi, is a 2012 film that revolves around the life of Ibrahim Jarrah, a Middle Eastern man who has won the American green card lottery. Soon after his arrival to the United States, there is a catastrophic terrorist attack at the Twin Towers, planned by Middle Eastern terrorists. This incident causes a lot of commotion and intense xenophobia toward other Middle Eastern people, affecting Ibrahim’s chances to get a job and be accepted by society. Throughout the film, Ibrahim meets different citizens who teach him valuable lessons. This film explores the themes of xenophobia, prejudice, … Continue reading The Citizen: Prejudice and Xenophobia towards immigrants

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Just Mercy: Innocents on Death Row

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The 2019 film Just Mercy by director Destin Daniel Cretton is about a recently graduated Harvard lawyer, Brian Stevenson, who moves to Alabama with the purpose of helping wrongly condemned prisoners on death row. Working on the case of Johnny D, he suspects his innocence and starts to collect more proof, however many of the town authorities refuse to cooperate with him and, motivated by racism, want to stop him from revealing the truth and achieving justice. This film explores the themes of racism, poverty, police brutality and misfeasance, and family. Throughout the film, many characters mention the ‘To Kill … Continue reading Just Mercy: Innocents on Death Row

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The Diner of Death

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The film The Killing Jar by director Mark Young is a 2010 thriller that takes place in a single location: a diner in the middle of nowhere named ‘Copal Grill’. The owner, some regular customers, and the waitress Noreen are hanging out when they hear the news of a multiple homicide in Union County. Soon after this, a strange man shows up at the diner and the customers confront him, resulting in the man getting upset and coming back with a gun to kill them all. This movie shows the themes of fear, manipulation and murder. A recurring issue in … Continue reading The Diner of Death

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Love and Perseverance

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Daniela Matta Megan Leavey (2017) is a biographical movie about a marine woman and her relationship with a K-9 dog. Attempting to escape her life problems, Megan joins the Marines and is assigned to handle Rex, a violent dog whom she has to work with to find bombs and weapons. As the movie progresses, she manages to bond with Rex, becoming really good partners, and together travel to Iraq to help other soldiers in war. This movie explores themes of perseverance, bonding, loyalty, and love. The main character, as the title states, is Megan Leavey, and as a round character … Continue reading Love and Perseverance

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A Feast of Man: A Horrendous Comedy

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Daniela Matta The 2017 film by director Caroline Golum, A Feast of Man, is about the odd will of Gallagher, a rich man who has passed away and through a video asks his closest friends to do something off limits: eat his corpse. It must be a unanimous decision, and the friends have 48 hours to decide what to do, and if they agree, each would be getting $1 million dollars as a reward. The film explores the themes of horror, crossing boundaries, and cannibalism, attempting to do so in a not-so-effective comedic way. Soon after the film begins, we … Continue reading A Feast of Man: A Horrendous Comedy

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Go for Zucker: A look into German comedy

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Daniela Matta Go For Zucker is a 2004 German film about Jakob Zucker, a gambler who is about to lose his house, wife and freedom due to a huge debt with the bank. When he receives a telegram about his Jewish mother’s death, he and his family will try to fulfill her will in order to get the inheritance. However Jakob will have to do this while secretly participating in a billiard competition for a big money prize. The film portrays the themes of family union, love and greed. The movie begins with Jakob being in a coma and telling … Continue reading Go for Zucker: A look into German comedy