★ 2018’s Bird Box, adapted from the novel by Josh Malerman, still stands as one of Netflix’s most-streamed movies ever. The Sandra Bullock-led horror thriller featured a spectacularly tense atmosphere, by way of its The Happening meets A Quiet Place premise. Five years later, and Bird Box Barcelona enters a very different post-pandemic environment with … Continue reading Film Review: Bird Box Barcelona
Film Review: Babylon
★★★★ Fans of stylistic excess and decadence need look no further than auteur filmmaker Damien Chazelle’s newest jazz-tinged coke-fueled rapturous ode and searing takedown of late-20s Hollywood, aptly titled Babylon. Imagine the parties of The Great Gatsby dialed up to an 11, and one will get close to picturing the wild energy of Chazelle’s longest … Continue reading Film Review: Babylon