Emma (Zendaya) and Charlie (Robert Pattinson) have an idyllic relationship and are eagerly organising their wedding. That is until some friends suggest sharing the worst thing that they have ever done in their lives, whilst having a few too many drinks. Emma’s revelatory answer puts their lives into a huge spin that questions whether they … Continue reading The Drama
A triptych of short stories all featuring a controlling, abusive relationship. Writer/director Yorgos Lanthimos delivers three incredibly peculiar short stories featuring the same actors playing different characters with only two connecting threads. Firstly they all feature the mysterious character of R. M. F. and secondly they are all about characters trying desperately to stay in … Continue reading Kinds of Kindness
In Element City an unlikely relationship is struck up between Ember (Leah Lewis), a fire elemental and Wade (Mamoudou Athie), a water elemental. Can Fire and Water really mix? Elemental has two layers of storytelling that are weaved into its extraordinary world. The first is an immigrant story about xenophobia and acceptance. The second is … Continue reading Elemental
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