Y Tu Mamá También (Cuarón, 2001) Roads are never just roads in road trip movies. They’re frontiers waiting to be passed, thresholds to be broken through. They are the physical manifestations of the journey ahead, whether that journey be for love, a new life, or self acceptance. In Alfonso Cuarón’s Y Tu Mamá También, the … Continue reading
by Kai NealisWilliam Shakespeare’s Macbeth has been adapted for the screen nearly 25 times in one way or another since its first short, silent rendition in 1908 by James Stuart Blackton. Among the most notable adaptations are the Indian crime drama revamp Maqbool, set in modern day Mumbai from director Vishal Bhardwaj, Roman Polanski’s grandiose … Continue reading
by Kai Nealis“A sword by itself rules nothing. It only comes alive in skilled hands,” says Master Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun Fat), in the 2000 martial arts blockbuster, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. In the same way, the brilliance of this film lies not only in its complex, fulfilling narrative and historic technical achievements, but … Continue reading
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