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A review is a brief description of a book, film, play, album, etc. It gives the main points of the plot including the reviewer’s comments/ recommendations. While writing a review, think about the tenses you should use for each paragraph. When describing the plot, the present tense should be used. When a new topic is presented, start a new paragraph. Your recommendation and judgement should be included in the conclusion. Always be reasonable to support your comments or opinions.Useful Language

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Background:

The film is set ____. It tells the story of / is about _____; The film is directed/ produced by ____ ; It is based on a book by _____ ; The film is a comedy / thriller/ adventure / romantic comedy / tragedy etc.

General Comments and Opinions:

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A Review of the Movie 'Jhola'

Title of the movie: Jhola

Director: Yadav Kumar Bhattarai

Producers: Raj Timalsina, Ram Gopal Thapa and Sushil Shah

Starring: Garima Panta, Desh Bhakta Khanal, Sujal Nepal, Laxmi Giri and Deepak Chhetri

Genre: Social

Duration: 90 minutes

Language: Nepali

Release Date: 7 December 2013

‘Jhola’ is a Nepali film based on Krishna Dharawasi’s short story “Jhola”. It has depicted Nepali society about the Sati tradition that was prevalent until the 1920s. The film has beautifully presented the issues of violence against women. “Has Nepalese society really passed through such inhuman tradition?” is the question every youngster wonders about.

The plot develops with the death of Garima’s husband in which she has to immolate herself upon her husband’s death, typically on his funeral pyre. She is supposed to be burnt alive with the dead body of her husband according to the tradition. However, she escapes the fire and hides in a cave. The help of her son fascinates the audience.

Almost all the scenes seem realistic and historical. Traditional tools like dhiki, janto, madaani, etc. give a traditional look to the film. Similarly, traditional lights like ranko, diyalo and fire place represent ancient environment to the spectators. In addition to Sati tradition, the movie also touches Kamara Kamari (a kind of slavery) tradition. What a beautiful cinematography it is! I think costumes of the artists and the leaf music in traditional tunes touch the heart of every one present in the cinema hall. Garima’s natural appearance, her role and her acting are spellbinding and add to the beauty of the movie.

This is a must watch movie. Don’t miss it.

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10 Movie Review Examples That Will Help You Write Better Reviews

Studying movie review examples is a great place to start if you’re looking for inspiration for your own movie reviews. 

There is an overwhelming library of movie reviews to sift through, but having studied many reviews by Pulitzer Prize-winning film critics along with your average movie review articles published online, I’ve been able to find a few movie reviews that provide a great template for crafting a review of your own.

10 Detailed Movie Review Examples

The classic movie review.

Roger Ebert’s review of North is the perfect example of that.

1. “North” by Roger Ebert

“I have no idea why Rob Reiner, or anyone else, wanted to make this story into a movie, and close examination of the film itself is no help.”

The opening sentence of this movie review example makes it clear to the audience that Ebert did not enjoy the film in question and if they would like to know why, they are encouraged to continue reading.

“He [Elijah Wood] plays a kid with inattentive parents, who decides to go into court, free himself of them, and go on a worldwide search for nicer parents.”

Following the paragraph summarizing the main plot of the film, the movie review dives straight into the critique explaining why this film garnered the strong adjectives it received in the opening paragraph:

“This idea is deeply flawed. Children do not lightly separate from their parents – and certainly not on the evidence provided here, where the great parental sin is not paying attention to their kid at the dinner table.”

“What is the point of the scenes with the auditioning parents?… They are not funny. They are not touching. There is no truth in them.”

Ebert uses the middle paragraphs to dissect what does not work in the film.

“I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it. Hated every simpering stupid vacant audience-insulting moment of it.”

“‘North’ is a bad film – one of the worst movies ever made.”

And he makes it clear what plot and artistic choices played into his final assessment of the film.

The Real World Parallel Review

A movie review that can parallel the events occurring within the movie with events occurring outside of the movie shows a deeper level of critical thinking.

2. “The Flash” by Justin Chang

“‘The Flash’ is a time-travel story and a cautionary tale, a warning of how dangerous it can be to change the past or mess around with alternate realities.”

Same as with the classic movie review, this reviewer also hints at his overall sentiments towards the film.

“…this initially enjoyable, increasingly sloppy megabucks mess…”

“He gets stuck in the past and… winds up unwisely joining forces with a teenage version of himself (also Miller, with floppier hair), who’s had a much happier childhood but doesn’t (yet) have the Flash’s superheroic powers.”

“Really, though, is nostalgia that satisfying anymore?”

And it’s really this last sentence of the movie review example that ties this compelling thought together, not only concluding the movie but drawing a parallel to how the movie creators are perpetrators of the same mistake that the movie’s main character made.

“Lost in an endless game of IP-reshuffling musical chairs, Barry realizes, possibly too late, the futility of dwelling on the past — a fatuous lesson from a movie that can’t stop doing the same.”

3. “Bonnie and Clyde” by Roger Ebert

“‘Bonnie and Clyde’ will be seen as the definitive film of the 1960s, showing with sadness, humor, and unforgiving detail what one society had come to… it was made now and it’s about us.”

4. “Black Panther” by Soraya Nadia McDonald

Yet another movie review example is this Black Panther review by Soraya Nadia McDonald.

“Honestly, the worst thing about Black Panther is that it had to be released in 2018 and not during the term of America’s first black president.”

“Perhaps it’s even capable, just as The Birth of a Nation once was, of helping to steer an entire national conversation.”

READ THE FULL REVIEW OF Black Panther BY Soraya Nadia McDonald

The Storytelling Movie Review

5. “the help” by wesley morris.

One of my favorite reviews by Pulitzer prize-winning Wesley Morris is written in this style, drawing readers in with his own personal story:

“Three summers ago, I went to visit a friend in West Texas.”

“This pretty much captures the cognitive dissonance of watching “The Help’’: One woman’s mammy is another man’s mother.”

The following paragraph gives a synopsis of the film and introduces the audience to the main characters:

“Meanwhile, the heart of the film itself belongs to Aibileen Clark (Viola Davis) and Minny Jackson (Octavia Spencer), the two very different maids and best friends at the center of the story.”

“‘The Help’ joins everything from “To Kill a Mockingbird’’ to “The Blind Side’’ as another Hollywood movie that sees racial progress as the province of white do-gooderism.”

“And yet here’s the question you ask as you watch a black actor in 2011 play a white lady’s maid, decades and decades after that was the only job a black woman in Hollywood could get. What went through the minds of Davis, Spencer, and Aunjanue Ellis, who plays Hilly’s maid, as they put on those uniforms and went to work?”

Morris finishes off the review sure to reference the personal story that he introduced in the beginning before leaving the reader with something to ponder.

“These are strong figures, as that restaurant owner might sincerely say, but couldn’t they be strong doing something else?”

“On one hand, it’s juicy, heartwarming, well-meant entertainment. On the other, it’s an owner’s manual.”

6. “Me Without You” by Stephen Hunter

Instead of starting by talking about the movie or talking about himself, Hunter begins the review like a novel. With an untethered phrase that needs further explanation.

“Friendship isn’t rocket science. It’s much harder.”

“Oh, yeah, it’s easy to say just be loyal and true and that makes you a good friend. But suppose the other person does something that really irks you, like chew gum or vote Democratic?”

“And that thorniness, that dark underbelly of it, is the gist of the acerbic British import ‘Me Without You…'”

As usual, a sign of good storytelling, he finishes this movie review example with his full-circle concluding statement on friendship.

“But the truth is, of course, that friendship matters to those of us who still claim membership in the human race…”

The Unconventional Movie Review

7. “et” by roger ebert.

In another movie review example from Roger Ebert, instead of approaching this review traditionally, Ebert rather writes the review as a letter to his grandchildren.

“Dear Raven and Emil: Sunday we sat on the big green couch and watched “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial” together with your mommy and daddy.”

“The camera watches Elliott moving around. And Raven, that’s when you asked me, “Is this E.T.’s vision?” And I said, yes, we were seeing everything now from E.T.’s point of view.”

Ebert uses this opportunity to make a simplified analysis of the director’s use of POV in the movie, praising the film’s direction without losing the context of a grandfather’s letter.

“Some other filmmaker who wasn’t so good might have had subtitles saying, “E.T.? Are you out there? It’s Mommy!” But that would have been dumb.”

“Well, that’s it for this letter. We had a great weekend, kids. I was proud of how brave you both were during your first pony rides. And proud of what good movie critics you are, too. Love, Grandpa Roger”

8. “Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse” by IMO Flicks

Another unconventional movie review example is one that I wrote for this blog website.

The review does not include a clear synopsis and the critiques of the film waver between genuine observations and areas that the grandma misunderstood.

“My granddaughter told me to rate this spider film [ Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ] out of 10 points. I initially wanted to give it 4 points out of 10… Apparently, my grandchildren think this rating is ridiculous. One of my grandsons almost threw a chair. He gave the film a 200/10, claiming it’s one of the best films he’s ever seen.”

The Self-Aware Review

Similar to the unconventional movie review, but not quite as unconventional, these movie review examples are self-aware of their influential power. It breaks the fourth wall of movie reviews so to speak.

9. “Manchester By the Sea” by Ty Burr

“Nothing destroys an audience’s appreciation of a small good movie like advance praise.”

“So I won’t tell you that I’ve seen “Manchester by the Sea” twice now and both times felt haunted for weeks.”

“I won’t bother you with how the movie stands as a soul-satisfying comeback for its maker…”

“I could say, but I won’t, that we’ve all seen too many movies in which a lost soul comes out of his shell and rejoins the human race after he inherits a kid from a dead relative.”

The entire center of the film covers the movie in a way that says, “You didn’t see me. I was never here.” Good and well knowing that people are going to be more curious about this film and expect it to be as fantastic as Burr says.

“If I do tell you all this, forget I ever did. Just remember you heard somewhere that “Manchester by the Sea” is an experience worth having…”

10. “Mark Kermode” by Mamma Mia

Kermode’s review of Mama Mia takes his self-awareness in a different direction where he personally loves the movie Mama Mia and is not afraid of letting the world know it.

“One minute I was a miserable critic; the next, everything had gone pink and fluffy.”

“I feel duty-bound to report that I came out of the screening an utter wreck.”

Further aware that as a serious critic, he probably shouldn’t like this film as much as he did, he lets his guard down and leans into the wonder of the film.

“I have certainly mellowed, and perhaps my critical faculties have withered and died. But I simply can’t imagine how Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again could be any better than it is.”

Common Questions

How to write a movie review.

To write a movie review you would need to watch the movie and take good notes, then you would craft an attention-hooking introduction, a few center paragraphs explaining your critiques of the film, before concluding on whether you’d recommend the film or not. This article breaks down the 10 steps to writing a movie review effortlessly .

What should a good movie review include?

What is the best movie review for students, in conclusion….

There are so many movie review examples to choose from but the majority can fall into one of these 5 groups: the classic movie review, the real-world parallel, the storytelling review, the unconventional review, and the self-aware review.

What’s your favorite movie review example? Let me know in the comments below!

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How to Write a Film Review for High School

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The assignment of writing a movie review for a high school class or newspaper can mean merely a grade from the teacher or publication that is read by the entire student body. Whether you are writing the movie review for a grade or not, you should follow certain conventions associated with the relation of information and opinion.

Choose a movie that is appropriate for the assignment if you have not been asked to review a specific movie. A movie review assignment may allow you leeway to review a movie that is not considered appropriate for publication. Inquire with your teacher as to your choice of movie, but keep in mind that the bulk of the student body will be too young to attend a movie rated above PG-13 without parental supervision and so you may be reviewing a movie that most students have not seen or will not see as a result of your review.

Introduce the movie by title and mention any stars or the name of the director if famous. Insert into the opening paragraph a thesis or overriding topic of your review. Instead of telling your readers that the movie is really great or simply awful, highlight one of the best or worst aspects of the film. Choose a highlight like innovative special effects, an actor’s performance that dominates the movie, a lack of logic in the plotline or some other aspect that sticks out.

Avoid relating the entire plot of the movie in your review. Do not turn the review into a synopsis of the film. Insert a SPOILER ALERT above a paragraph that reveals a surprise plot turn if you cannot adequately relate the essence of the movie’s plot without the revelation. Try to find ways to avoid any spoilers while still getting the point of your review across.

Address the film in the context of its genre. Become aware of what audiences generally tend to expect from a science fiction epic, a romantic comedy or a tearjerker drama. Inform yourself about the conventions and clichés associated with specific movie genres so that you can recognize and relate to your readers such examples as how the science fiction movie breaks new ground in special effects or how the romantic comedy is little more than a collection of the most obvious clichés associated with that genre.

Analyze all the components that make up a good or bad movie and provide insight into how these components are addressed in the movie you are reviewing. For example, state that the acting is very good, but the storyline presents nothing new or interesting; use examples to show how the direction of the movie is creative, but not enough to fill in gaping plot holes.

Conclude with your recommendation to see the movie or not, giving specific reasons as to whether it is worth the price of admission.

• Bring along a pad and pen to make notes as you watch the movie so that you don't forget important elements.

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How to Write a Movie Review

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This article was co-authored by Marissa Levis . Marissa Levis is an English Teacher in the Morris County Vocational School District. She previously worked as an English director at a tutoring center that caters to students in elementary and middle school. She is an expert in creating a curriculum that helps students advance their skills in secondary-level English, focusing on MLA formatting, reading comprehension, writing skills, editing and proofreading, literary analysis, standardized test preparation, and journalism topics. Marissa received her Master of Arts in Teaching from Fairleigh Dickinson University. There are 14 references cited in this article, which can be found at the bottom of the page. This article has been fact-checked, ensuring the accuracy of any cited facts and confirming the authority of its sources. This article has been viewed 5,634,876 times.

Whether a movie is a rotten tomato or a brilliant work of art, if people are watching it, it's worth critiquing. A decent movie review should entertain, persuade and inform, providing an original opinion without giving away too much of the plot. A great movie review can be a work of art in its own right. Read on to learn how to analyze a movie like a professional film critic, come up with an interesting thesis, and write a review as entertaining as your source material.

Sample Movie Reviews

Writing an Intro for a Movie Review

• Comparison to Relevant Event or Movie: "Every day, our leaders, politicians, and pundits call for "revenge"– against terrorist groups, against international rivals, against other political parties. But few of them understand the cold, destructive, and ultimately hollow thrill of revenge as well as the characters of Blue Ruin. "
• Review in a nutshell: "Despite a compelling lead performance by Tom Hanks and a great soundtrack, Forrest Gump never gets out of the shadow of its weak plot and questionable premise."
• Context or Background Information: " Boyhood might be the first movie made where knowing how it was produced–slowly, over 12 years, with the same actors–is just as crucial as the movie itself."

• Using stars, a score out of 10 or 100, or the simple thumbs-up and thumbs-down is a quick way to give your thoughts. You then write about why you chose that rating.
• Great Movie: ABC is the rare movie that succeeds on almost every level, where each character, scene, costume, and joke firing on all cylinders to make a film worth repeated viewings."
• Bad Movie: "It doesn't matter how much you enjoy kung-fu and karate films: with 47 Ronin, you're better off saving your money, your popcorn, and time."
• Okay Movie: "I loved the wildly uneven Interstellar far more than I should have, but that doesn't mean it is perfect. Ultimately, the utter awe and spectacle of space swept me through the admittedly heavy-handed plotting and dialogue."

• Great: "Michael B. Jordan and Octavia Spencer's chemistry would carry Fruitvale Station even if the script wasn't as good. The mid-movie prison scene in particular, where the camera never leaves their faces, shows how much they can convey with nothing but their eyelids, the flashing tension of neck muscles, and a barely cracking voice."
• Bad: " Jurassic World's biggest flaw, a complete lack of relatable female characters, is only further underscored by a laughably unrealistic shot of our heroine running away from a dinosaur – in heels."
• Okay: "At the end of the day, Snowpiercer can't decide what kind of movie it wants to be. The attention to detail in fight scenes, where every weapon, lightbulb, and slick patch of ground is accounted for, doesn't translate to an ending that seems powerful but ultimately says little of substance."

• Does the film reflect on a current event or contemporary issue? It could be the director's way of engaging in a bigger conversation. Look for ways to relate the content of the film to the "real" world.
• Does the film seem to have a message, or does it attempt to elicit a specific response or emotion from the audience? You could discuss whether or not it achieves its own goals.
• Does the film connect with you on a personal level? You could write a review stemming from your own feelings and weave in some personal stories to make it interesting for your readers.

Composing Your Review

• When you name characters in your plot summary, list the actors' names directly afterward in parenthesis.
• Find a place to mention the director's name and the full movie title.
• If you feel you must discuss information that might "spoil" things for readers, warn them first.

• Cinematography: " Her is a world drenched in color, using bright, soft reds and oranges alongside calming whites and grays that both build, and slowly strip away, the feelings of love between the protagonists. Every frame feels like a painting worth sitting in."
• Tone: "Despite the insane loneliness and high stakes of being stuck alone on Mars, The Martian's witty script keeps humor and excitement alive in every scene. Space may be dangerous and scary, but the joy of scientific discovery is intoxicating."
• Music and Sound: " No Country For Old Men's bold decision to skip music entirely pays off in spades. The eerie silence of the desert, punctuated by the brief spells of violent, up-close-and-personal sound effects of hunter and hunted, keeps you constantly on the edge of your seat."
• Acting: "While he's fantastic whenever he's on the move, using his cool stoicism to counteract the rampaging bus, Keanu Reeves can't quite match his costar in the quiet moments of Speed, which falter under his expressionless gaze."

• Keep your writing clear and easy to understand. Don't use too much technical filmmaking jargon, and make your language crisp and accessible.
• Present both the facts and your opinion. For example, you might state something such as, "The Baroque background music was a jarring contrast to the 20th century setting." This is a lot more informative then simply saying, "The music was a strange choice for the movie."

• Great: "In the end, even the characters of Blue Ruin know how pointless their feud is. But revenge, much like every taut minute of this thriller, is far too addictive to give up until the bitter end.""
• Bad: "Much like the oft-mentioned "box of chocolates", Forest Gump has a couple of good little morsels. But most of the scenes, too sweet by half, should have been in the trash long before this movie was put out."
• Okay: "Without the novel, even revolutionary concept, Boyhood may not be a great movie. It might not even be "good.” But the power the film finds in the beauty of passing time and little, inconsequential moments – moments that could only be captured over 12 years of shooting – make Linklater's latest an essential film for anyone interested in the art of film."

Polishing Your Piece

• Ask yourself whether your review stayed true to your thesis. Did your conclusion tie back in with the initial ideas you proposed?
• Decide whether your review contains enough details about the movie. You may need to go back and add more description here and there to give readers a better sense of what the movie's about.
• Decide whether your review is interesting enough as a stand-alone piece of writing. Did you contribute something original to this discussion? What will readers gain from reading your review that they couldn't from simply watching the movie?

Studying Your Source Material

• The title of the film, and the year it came out.
• The director's name.
• The names of the lead actors.

• Make a note every time something sticks out to you, whether it's good or bad. This could be costuming, makeup, set design, music, etc. Think about how this detail relates to the rest of the movie and what it means in the context of your review.
• Take note of patterns you begin to notice as the movie unfolds.
• Use the pause button frequently so you make sure not to miss anything, and rewind as necessary.

• Direction: Consider the director and how he or she choose to portray/explain the events in the story. If the movie was slow, or didn't include things you thought were necessary, you can attribute this to the director. If you've seen other movies directed by the same person, compare them and determine which you like the most.
• Cinematography: What techniques were used to film the movie? What setting and background elements helped to create a certain tone?
• Writing: Evaluate the script, including dialogue and characterization. Did you feel like the plot was inventive and unpredictable or boring and weak? Did the characters' words seem credible to you?
• Editing: Was the movie choppy or did it flow smoothly from scene to scene? Did they incorporate a montage to help build the story? And was this obstructive to the narrative or did it help it? Did they use long cuts to help accentuate an actor's acting ability or many reaction shots to show a group's reaction to an event or dialogue? If visual effects were used were the plates well-chosen and were the composited effects part of a seamless experience? (Whether the effects looked realistic or not is not the jurisdiction of an editor, however, they do choose the footage to be sent off to the compositors, so this could still affect the film.)
• Costume design: Did the clothing choices fit the style of the movie? Did they contribute to the overall tone, rather than digressing from it?
• Set design: Consider how the setting of the film influenced its other elements. Did it add or subtract from the experience for you? If the movie was filmed in a real place, was this location well-chosen?
• Score or soundtrack: Did it work with the scenes? Was it over/under-used? Was it suspenseful? Amusing? Irritating? A soundtrack can make or break a movie, especially if the songs have a particular message or meaning to them.

Expert Q&A

• If you don't like the movie, don't be abusive and mean. If possible, avoid watching the movies that you would surely hate. Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0
• Understand that just because the movie isn't to your taste, that doesn't mean you should give it a bad review. A good reviewer helps people find movie's they will like. Since you don't have the same taste in movies as everyone else, you need to be able to tell people if they will enjoy the movie, even if you didn't. Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0
• Structure is very important; try categorizing the different parts of the film and commenting on each of those individually. Deciding how good each thing is will help you come to a more accurate conclusion. For example, things like acting, special effects, cinematography, think about how good each of those are. Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0

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• ↑ https://www.grammarly.com/blog/how-to-write-a-movie-review/
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What is a movie review and why is it written?

Movie reviews are written for the general public by commonly journalists or other non-academics and appear in newspapers, magazines or online around the time the film is released in theatres. Their intention is to describe the plot, characters, director, etc in order to help decide whether or not a film should be seen. To be brief, A movie review’s main function is to give you—the reader—an idea of whether or not it’s worth your time and money to see the movie in question.

How to write an objective and opinionated film review

If you’re looking to write your first film review, there are some things to keep in mind. First and foremost: no matter what, it is essential that you remain objective. While it’s fine for us to admit that we may not like or dislike a particular film, subjective words such as hate or love should never be used when writing about movies.

All reviews should strive to include a balanced look at both positive and negative aspects of any given movie. This can be done by providing an overview of what you liked and didn’t like about a film, then following up with an explanation as to why. This type of writing makes it easy for readers to understand what they might expect from watching a certain movie without giving away too much information that could spoil their viewing experience.

Now, see the following sample movie review and notice how ideas are presented so that you can develop a movie review follow the same pattern. Also, notice the different sections and information mentioned in the movie review.

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A S pecimen of M ovie R eview on ‘Jhola’

Title of the movie : Jhola

Director : Yadav Kumar Bhattarai                    

Producers : Raj Timalsina, Ram Gopal Thapa and Sushil Shah

Starring : Garima Panta, Desh Bhakta Khanal, Sujal Nepal, Laxmi Giri and Deepak Chhetri

Genre : Social

Duration : 90 minutes

Language : Nepali

Release Date : 7 December 2013

‘Jhola’ is a Nepali film based on Krishna Dharawasi’s short story “Jhola”.  It has depicted Nepali society about the Sati tradition that was prevalent until the 1920s. The film has beautifully presented the issues of violence against women . “Has Nepalese society really passed through such inhuman tradition?” is the question every youngster wonders about.

The plot develops with the death of Garima’s husband in which she has to immolate herself upon her husband’s death, typically on his funeral pyre. She is supposed to be burnt alive with the dead body of her husband according to the tradition. However, she escapes the fire and hides in a cave. The help of her son fascinates the audience.

Almost all the scenes seem realistic and historical. Traditional tools like dhiki, janto, madaani, etc. give a traditional look to the film. Similarly traditional lights like ranko, diyalo and fire place represent ancient environment to the spectators. In addition to Sati tradition, the movie   also touches Kamara Kamari (a kind of slavery) tradition. What a beautiful cinematography it is ! I think costumes of the artists and the leaf music in traditional tunes touch the heart of every one present in the cinema hall. Garima’s natural appearance, her role and her acting are spellbinding and add to the beauty of the movie.

This is a must watch movie. Don’t miss it.  It will touch the hearts of many.

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30 Best Classroom Appropriate Movies for Middle Schoolers

Showing a movie in class can be a great option when you’re ending a unit, needing a day between units, having to put together an impromptu sub-plan, or simply wanting to present a text in a different format to include visual and media literacy.

Pop culture has a place in middle school classrooms when it is used thoughtfully. These 30 movie suggestions have been compiled with a focus on including options that could be tied to social and emotional learning (SEL) as well as your middle school ELA curriculum.

You know your students best, so I definitely encourage you to preview any top-choice movies to ensure they’re a good choice for you and your demographics. You can even sign up for a free educator account at Common Sense Media for reviews and input about a variety of media texts, including many of the movies listed below!

To help you quickly find what you need, I’ve broken down the 30 recommended movies for middle schoolers into the following categories (click the link to quickly jump to a specific category!):

• Based on a Novel
• Based on a True Story
• Documentaries
• Animated Options
• Timeless Classics

Classroom Movie Category #1: Based on A Novel

Ah, every ELA teacher’s favorite category: movies based on novels. They are perfect opportunities to compare and contrast, wrap things up with a bowl of popcorn, tackle that pesky “two versions of the same text” standard, you name it. Here are my favorite movies for middle schoolers based on novels.

• Enola Holmes PG-13 (2020) 123 mins – This is A Sherlock Holmes mystery, but with his younger sister Enola as the protagonist. When Enola’s mother disappears, she sets out to solve the mystery, only to be caught up in another adventure at the same time. There is a sequel, but this original is the better of the two!
• Wonder PG (2017) 113 mins – The coming-of-age story of a boy with facial differences who moves from homeschooling to a local elementary school to start grade 5. August “Auggie” Pullman, while initially teased and ostracized, eventually gains allies and friends, which leads to a happy ending. 
• Holes PG (2003) 120 mins – Stanley Yelnats is sent to a juvenile detention boot camp in the Texas desert, where he and others dig holes all day. The film includes two flashback plot sequences that help tell the real-life story of why they are digging holes. This is one of my favorite novel studies for 6th grade, so I love to finish it with a good movie .
• T he Giver PG-13 (2014) 94 mins – In this futuristic, supposedly-utopian, society, when people turn 16 they’re assigned a role. Jonas becomes the Receiver of Memory, who experiences all the pain so the community doesn’t have to. However, as a result of the role, Jonas becomes more aware of the downside of this utopian community.
• City of Ember PG (2008) 95 mins – In a post-apocalyptic world two teens, Lina and Doon, need to solve clues to save Ember, the underground city where they live. After nearly 200 years the generator that supports the city is about to die out, and the teens are the only ones who can save the city. Based on the first book of the series. 
• The Book Thief PG-13 (2013) 125 mins – WWII drama about a young girl, Liesl, in Germany who is adopted in 1938 by a German couple. Liesl, a voracious reader, has her story told from the point of view of Death. The story focuses on the war years while the family hides a young Jewish man in their basement. Like typical WWII dramas, this movie includes lighthearted and heavy moments. 
• Hunger Games PG-13 (2012) 142 mins – In a post-apocalyptic world, there’s an annual competition called the Hunger Games where pairs of teens from 12 districts in the country of Panem compete to win in a brutal televised competition. The goal is to be the victor and lone survivor; however, Katniss Everdeen, the ‘tribute’ from District 12, changes that plan with her actions in the Games. 
• Ca therine Called Birdy PG 13 (2022) 108 mins – Set in medieval English, 14-year-old Catherine, who is nicknamed Birdy, experiences family challenges as she needs to be married off by her family in order to resolve their debts. However, Birdy cleverly figures out ways to discourage each suitor her father chooses. The movie is funny as it explores coming-of-age elements such as first love, first periods, friendships, and more.

Classroom Movie Category #2: Based on A True Story

Sometimes, we could all use a little feel-good story based on truth. Whether meant to inspire, kick off a nonfiction unit study, or complement other studies, these movies are sure to stay with students long after the final credits roll.

• 42 PG-13 (2013) – This is a biopic of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play in major league baseball. The story follows Robinson in his personal and professional life from the minor leagues to his rise to fame, while facing racism from fellow players, coaches, and fans. (There’s also a short novel for this one, so it also doubles as an excellent nonfiction novel study choice!)
• Queen of Katwe PG (2006) 124mins – The story of a Ugandan girl who learns to play chess under the guidance of a missionary. She excels at playing and travels to compete in the World Chess Olympiads. 
• The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind PG (2019) 113 mins – The story of a young boy from Malawi whose family can no longer afford to send him to school. William Kamkwamba then spends his days at the local library learning on his own; his ultimate goal is to build a windmill to pump water in order to save his town from famine. 
• Hidden Figures PG (2016) 127 mins – The story of three African-American women working at NASA as computers—the term for the people who computed/did calculations. Their work helped launch astronaut John Glenn as part of a mission early in the Space Race. 
• McFarland, USA PG (2015) 129 mins – The story of a coach new to a predominantly Latino California neighborhood who helps found a cross-country team. Working together, the team makes it to the state championships. 

Classroom Movie Category #3: Documentaries

• My Octopus Teacher (2020)—85 mins – The documentary filmmaker sets out to capture marine life in South Africa but makes a connection with one octopus during his daily dives. The octopus helps the filmmaker learn about life and survival, not just in the ocean!
• Own The Room (2021) 90 mins – The movie follows five students from around the world as they travel to compete in the Global Student Entrepreneurship Awards in 2019 to win the $100,000 prize to invest in their businesses. The individual stories of creativity and perseverance are inspiring.
• T he Speed Cubers PG (2020) 40 mins. – This documentary follows two competitors as they participate in different events focused on solving the Rubik’s cube at the 2019 World Competition. It features challenges such as solving a cube while blindfolded, another that’s one-handed, and more, all while racing against a clock.
• I Am Eleven (2014) 94 mins – Travelling to 15 different countries around the world, the documentarians interview different 11-year-olds about their lives. The interesting thing is the connections or commonalities of experiences regardless of geographic location. TW: Discussion of suicide and bullying.
• Spellbound G (2003) 96 minutes – Following the story of eight competitors from across the US as they get ready for the annual National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC. All competitors are in the eighth grade or younger, but their stories are compelling nonetheless.

Classroom Movie Category #4: Animated Options

These movies (and the movies in the classics section) are perfect choices for celebrations. Whether it’s a half-day for teacher planning, the end of a quarter celebration, a celebration for achievements, or the end of the year, these movies are favorites that students of all ages love, plus, they touch on deeper topics that are ideal for rich, thought-provoking discussions.

• WALL-E G (2008) 103 mins – This environmentally-focused Pixar film is set in the future where WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) is the lone robot left on earth while humans live in personal hovercraft after escaping the destruction of society. WALL-E meets a new robot named EVE, only to have her snatched away; he follows her and sets things in motion that might change the world for the better. 
• Zootopia PG (2016) 108 mins – Zootopia is a city where animals are personified and live more human-like day-to-day lives. A small-town rabbit joins the big city’s police force only to be caught up in solving the recent kidnapping crime spree. She teams up with the hustler fox to help save the day. 
• Coco PG (2017) 109 mins – The title character has a love and talent for music but his family bans all music as a result of a long-ago devastating family event. Coco continues playing and steals a guitar on the Day of the Dead (November 1 and 2) and is transported to the Land of the Dead where he explores more of his family’s history. 
• Inside Out PG (2015) 102 mins – Focused on personified emotions of Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust, the lead character Riley’s emotions are explored at different stages in her life. At the same time that Riley moves houses and schools, Joy and Sadness get stuck in a space where they can’t be accessed and must work to make it back so Riley can have a better balance of emotions.
• Turning Red PG (2022) 100 mins – A young girl, Mei Lee, is on the threshold of adolescence and all the issues that come with that! This is further complicated by the fact that she turns into a giant red panda when she gets excited. 

Classroom Movie Category #5: Classics for Always

• October Sky PG (1999) 108 mins – Set in 1957, the film follows a group of young kids enthralled with all things space, especially Homer, who wants to become a rocket scientist. The film’s setting coincides with the year the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first man-made satellite sent into space. The group of young boys, along with their teacher, set out to try and spot Sputnik in the sky. The film follows Homer’s home life at the same time as he dreams of space and all it entails.
• The Princess Bride PG (1987) 98 mins – A modern fairy tale where Prince Humperdink gets engaged to a young woman named Buttercup, who thinks her true love and childhood sweetheart, Wesley, has been killed. Before she is set to marry, she is kidnapped, and the adventure begins!
• Remember the Titans PG (2000) 113 mins – Set in 1971, Coach Herman Boone faces the challenge of leading an integrated high school football team in Virginia. Through teamwork and perseverance, the players, both Black and White, learn to overcome racial tensions, showcasing the power of unity and diversity on and off the field.
• Cool Runnings PG (1993) 98 mins – Based on a true story, Cool Runnings shows the story of a Jamaican bobsled team’s quest to compete in the Winter Olympics. Guided by a determined coach, the team challenges stereotypes and overcomes obstacles to pursue their Olympic dream.
• The Sandlot PG (1993) 101 mins – The Sandlot follows the adventures of a young boy named Scotty Smalls as he moves to a new neighborhood and joins a local baseball team. Led by Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez, the team navigates challenges and bonds over their shared love for the game. 
• Secondhand Lions PG (2003) – 111 mins – In Secondhand Lions, young Walter is reluctantly sent to live with his enigmatic great-uncles in rural Texas. With their unconventional lifestyle and tales of adventure, Walter finds himself immersed in a world of mystery, humor, and unexpected surprises, uncovering the truth behind his great-uncles’ intriguing past.
• The Greatest Showman PG (2017) 105 mins – The Greatest Showman celebrates the visionary spirit of P.T. Barnum as he creates the spectacle of the circus, featuring an array of performers and showcasing the magic of dreams brought to life through song, dance, and extraordinary acts.

Do you have a student (and teacher) favorite that you would add to the list? Drop it in the comments below for a future reader!

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How to Write a Movie Review for College

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If you wish to know how to write a movie review, then you are on the right page. A movie review forms part of essays college students writes. While many cinema-loving students find it interesting, others don’t. A film review does not mean writing what happened in a film; instead, it involves doing a critical assessment of the same. Also, you can proof your paper instantly with the Edubirdie plagiarism tool .

What is a movie review? A movie review is a detailed analysis of a film or a documentary. It involves analysis, research, and reporting the writer’s views in a structured way. The writer assumes a position of educating readers whether they have watched the film or not. In fact, many people read movie reviews to decide whether they want to see a film or not.

A film review tests students' critical thinking and reporting skills. It also examines their dexterity in writing in a logical, concise, lucid, and creative manner. This post shall teach you to craft the best film review in your class without being redundant in writing , and you can find many interesting tips on how to write a movie review for college and movie reviews examples. Writing a movie review requires critical analysis and attention to detail, and if you need assistance, a literature review writing service can help you craft a comprehensive and insightful review.

How to Write a Movie Review Like a Professional Critic

Writing a movie review though challenging for some students can be quite easy. What you should know is that the format of presenting a review are the same which makes it an interesting task. Here we offer a step-by-step process of how to write a good film review or how to write an introduction for a movie review that any student can follow:

• Watch the movie: Before you can review any film, you must watch it. You cannot review a motion picture you have not watched. Therefore, for success watch the film at least twice. Note: do not watch it like you’re a regular moviegoer or movie enthusiast. Be focused and conscious through the film. Take notes if necessary.

You will need to take notes hence have a notebook and pen handy. Record all events and characters (major and minor). Try to be meticulous do not overlook anything.

• Research the movie: Watching the film should give you the overview and feel of the movie. With that, it should be easy and exciting to research the movie. The research augments what you have watched in the movie. In your research, you should find out who the filmmaker is, what prompted the making of the movie, the characterization, historical events the lead to the film, location, plot and so on.

If you are aware of the details behind the movie, the movie will be more understandable and engaging. Note also that if you do not understand the movie you cannot move to the next step which involves analysis. Try not to proceed to the next step unless you vividly understand the movie. If it entails watching it again until you fully get it, do it. The following should form part of your findings regarding the film:

• Title and year
• Names of the lead actors
• Name of the director
• Title of the book (if based on a book)
• Draft the review outline: Draft an outline with which you will write the review. The overview will help you organize your review concisely and logically. The outline is more like the skeletal frame on which the whole study will stand. A good draft will yield a perfect report, and the reverse is also true.

An outline enhances the quality of the film review, and it is essential you have your outline before you start writing. A sample outline looks like this:

1. Introduction

• Date released
• Background info

2. Summary of the story

3. Analysis of the plot elements (read also: guide about a critical analysis for movies)

4. Creative elements

5. Opinions (add examples to back up your claims)

• Camera techniques
• Special effects and so on

6. Conclusion

• Analyze the movie: After fully understanding the movie, you can start its analysis. Critically evaluate the film from the beginning to the end, noting every detail. While analyzing, if you observed any confusing part, re-watch to grasp the idea portrayed there fully. After you fully understand it, then you are set to write the movie review. To write a decent analysis, you need to know how to write a film critique.
• Augment Your Review with Examples : While watching the movie, your observations should be supported with examples, i.e., mention scenes the event took place. If the plot is faulty, mention it but state examples to support that claim. You can also mention poorly developed characters evident in the movie and others. Everything you observed in the film must be noted.

Examples of notables include locations, faulty or beautiful dialogues, quotes that appeal to you, poorly made speeches, bloopers, editing errors and so on. Do take note that it is not enough to make general statements about how awesome or awful the movie is, you must support your claim with evidence in the film. That is why it is called a movie review and not opinion sampling interview about the movie.

• Comment on the originality of the movie: Finally mention the uniqueness of the film which you noticed in the one you’ve watched. But even if the movie happens to be a standard feature with conventional approaches, you can still mention this as well. A regular film is still a film.
• Write Your Review: With all the fact gathered above, you can now use the outline to write your film review. Make every part easy and enjoyable to read. Importantly, make the introduction engaging and captivating. You should go for a grand opening that will grab the attention of any reader. A good opening keeps the reader on the article.

Let us assume your introduction is watertight and engaging; any sloppy body will lose your reader. Hence, make the body informative and engaging. The review aims to reveal as much information as possible. Therefore, do your best to give all the details in the film to the reader. Engage your analytic mind.

Another essential part of the review is the closing or conclusion. Here you give your view about the movie with evidence revealed in the body. Connect the conclusion with the introduction creatively.

• Edit Your Final Draft: After writing your first version of the review, you can re-write the final one after editing. Also, you should check the final draft for spelling errors, grammar mistakes, and so on. Ensure sentences connects logically to each other and watch the format used. Make a final comparison of your work with the requirement by your professor or lecturer.

With the help of free word counter check the number of words required and cut them if more than needed but if not, add relevant information to make them up. Do not add irrelevant details for the sake of space. Ensure your final submitted draft is well edited, polished, plagiarism-free and presented in the recommended format or style.

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Tips to Follow While Writing a Movie Review

Since a movie review essay requires dedication and time investment, you might want to know the special tips to get you through the assignment seamlessly. Do recall that perfect conclusion of this assignment will add to your grades, hence the need to take it seriously. If you wish to know How to write a movie critique easily, then this section will tell you that.

The useful tips you should consider are as follows:

• Watch the film at least two times
• If you have seen it before, make sure you re-watch it for the assignment.
• Watch the movie not as a moviegoer but with an analytic mindset of a professional reviewer
• Pay attention to details
• Take notes as you watch
• Don’t be in a rush - take your time, but be aware of the deadline
• Do not write out of the contest of your coursework
• Follow the requirements of your professor
• Use an outline to organize your work
• Start working on the body of your film review first and the introduction next
• Write an engaging introduction and a powerful closing.
• Never forget to edit your work.

Read also: How to write an editorial Essay: Useful Tips for Those Who Want To Perfect Their Skill 

Elements of a Professional Movie Review

One similar thing about these reviews is that they all should contain the same elements regardless of the genre. The elements of a movie review provide the structure on which you will base the analysis. A proper movie review format comprises the following components:

• The Title: It’s not enough that the movie title appears on the headline, it must appear in the review too. Mention it in the text and feature it in the introductory paragraph; there is no harm in doing that.
• The Storyline (Plot): The motion picture review itself refers to the summary of the movie. Present it in a concise way for people who are yet to watch it. When you are beginning to write a movie review, never have the mindset that your professor or any would-be reader has watched the movie. Therefore, never leave important points or events out. Your job is to elucidate the movie clearly to the reader: mention the faults observed, and the filmmaker’s brilliant points or downers.
• Filmmaker: What is a movie analysis without the filmmaker? Your review must feature him or her. Therefore, dedicate a paragraph to him, write about the kind of personality he or she is. Reveal the filmmaker's political stance (if relevant), background, the controversial life of the person (if he is one), etc. You can also use the opportunity to talk about other movies the director has worked on before now, and then connect it with the one under review.
• Significance to your class: Relate the content of the film or documentary to your course topic. Check its importance for historical accuracy. If the film is for history class, discuss any over-dramatization noticed in the act. However, if the film was based on a book you have reviewed in one of your classes, mention the connection between the book and the movie: state variances, comparisons and other elements present in the book that are missing in the film.
• Creative elements: Creative elements make or mar films, that is why filmmakers go out of their ways to add them to their movies. It is your job to state how these elements work in the plot and the film in general. For instance, comment on the effectiveness of the sound effect in enriching the viewing experience of the movie? Talk about the lighting, costume, makeup, colors, camera, etc.
• Actors: The cast carry the movie; without them, there is no movie. Your review should reveal if they acted well or poorly. State if their acting was realistic or not. Do not fail to mention if they have the skills and charisma to portray the role they played. You can also state if they were the right actors to play the role they did. Furthermore, you can suggest actors who could have played certain roles better than those in the film.

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Common Movie Review Mistakes You Should Avoid

After your arduous work of submitting your film report, you might be shocked to learn that your hard work received a query. You may wish to know why, well it could be because you commit any of the following common mistakes:

• Focusing on the wrong thing: Do not shift your focus. You might want to connect the film with some historical events, however, do not give unnecessary analysis or details that are not relevant to the movie under review. For instance, avoid giving the history of motion picture unless the film is about the development of the industry. Try and be focused.
• Alienating yourself from the review: You are the one writing the review, therefore, do not insert yourself in it. The review already has your name and signature on it so adding the possessive pronoun "I" should be discarded. The mistake most student make is writing in the first person, e.g., “I like the movie a lot, I admired the lead character,” and so on. Since the review exposes your understanding, opinions, likes, and dislikes, then it is unnecessary to insert yourself in it.
• Not doing your research: As said earlier, watching the movie is one side of the coin, you need to check out other details. Researching the film is highly critical because it would expound to you all the nitty-gritty details, not in the motion picture.
• Lack of evidence: In writing about a motion picture, you must substantiate any opinion or claim. You need to state your reason for liking, disliking, etc. of the film.
• Avoid irrelevant discussion: Do not start explaining issues not related directly with the motion picture you are analyzing.
• Unstructured review: Never write a movie review without structure, it would reveal you as an unorganized student. Hence structure your review properly by first creating the outline and organize your work.
• Avoid Generalization and be Precise: Never generalize ideas when you write a movie review. Avoid general statements like “a fantastic movie,” “beautiful set,” “excellent acting,” and such like. Support any comment you make with evidence from the film.
• Review lacking substance and analysis: Avoid writing a motion picture review that does not have substance or analysis. A review is a piece of educational literature, therefore, add intelligent analysis to it.

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Here are a few examples of movie review topics to steer you in the right direction:

• Avatar Movie Review
• Beautiful Woman Movie Review
• Black Panther and its Global Significance
• In Pursuit of Happiness: Lessons to Learn
• iRobot: The Depiction of AI in the Future
• Matrix Movie Review
• Roots and Its Implication on the Life of the Black Men
• The Good, the Bad, the Ugly Movie Review
• The Last Holiday Movie Review and the Lesson of Living Life Too Cautiously
• Titanic Movie Review

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As you can see, a movie review essay is an interesting paper to write. Recall that the whole point of a movie review is to inform the reader about the film and the ideas behind it. Also, it reflects your unbiased and objective view about the film. Adopt all our tips, and you shall submit a professional-looking report.

However, if you don't care about movies or still have issues coming to terms with all we have explained above, then contact us for help. At EduBirdie, our movie and book review writing service  are poised to help with your assignment and guarantee a high-quality review at an affordable price. With us, you shall learn how to do a movie review that will wow any professor.

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Opening Shot: People being tracked from a street camera. Then we pan back and see dozens, then hundreds, then thousands of those views on a big screen, until it’s reduced to floating code and data.

The Gist: “THE FUTURE. 2034.” FBI Director Tayo Miller (Brian Tyree Henry), walks into a room at FBI headquarters and sees a screen with that data. Then a “System Assessment Warning” pops up for a man named Amos Garcia (Raúl Castillo). At a large house, Special Agent Amy Poet (Kate Mara) is outside; she uses her ocular implant to assess the situation and see why Garcia is now a bigger threat. Outside the house, she sees Agent Murphy (Jake McDorman), whom she hasn’t worked with in years; neither are actually on the Garcia case, but they’ve been summoned to this house. Garcia isn’t there, but there’s a room full of screens full of the same data Miller was looking at, plus news footage of Miller saying how safe the country has been under his watch.

“THE PAST. 2009.” Poet drives into Quantico for her first day as an FBI trainee; she and Murphy enter at the same time, and their banter is immediately saucy. She meets her dormmate Hour Nazari (Sepideh Moafi), who doesn’t even know if she can afford to buy a trainee uniform. The group is introduced to their instructors, Drew (Brooke Smith) and Gabriel (Jon Jon Briones), who ask them to talk about themselves. Hour talks about her Iranian parents coming to the US because of persecution. Daniel Lennix (Brian J. Smith) thought he’d better serve as an agent than as a lawyer. Poet talked about being a nurse at a mental health facility and being recruited by an agent. Miller, who is also in the class, stands up and talks about not being able to help people in his former insurance career.

“THE PRESENT. 2023.” Poet has been undercover in the Philadelphia police department, looking to expose rampant corruption there. For instance, her partner shoots someone unprovoked after they enter the man’s apartment on a bogus report of gunshots. As she briefs her fellow agents on the operation, she was able to infiltrate the corrupt group when others couldn’t because she acted like she didn’t care about being in the group. She gets the order to be there when the bust happens, which she thinks is highly dangerous. But after the bust, Lennix, who is her boss, tells her he gave the order; she needs to look burned out and stressed. He needs her to go undercover within a new AI unit in the bureau, run by Hour.

“THE PAST.” In 2023, Poet mentions that she and Lennix used to be together, and we see the beginnings of that relationship during their time in Quantico. The recruiting class of ’09 has gotten close, and Lennix finds out a lot about Poet, including the fact that she’s been on her own since she was 18 when her mother died after a breakdown. They drive by a motel, and at first Poet passes it, then she turns back and they do what one might think they’d do in a motel.

“THE FUTURE.” Miller defends his decade as director, and how he’s changed the bureau through the implementation of an artificial intelligence system that anticipates threats. After the hearing, Poet asks him why she was sent after Garcia, who is apparently a mutual friend of both of them. Miller tells her that he’s become dangerous and a threat to both of them.

What Shows Will It Remind You Of? Um, maybe This Is Us , except with federal law enforcement?

Our Take: Class Of ’09 , created by Tom Rob Smith ( American Crime Story ) is certainly ambitious, telling its story over three timelines. But just because it’s ambitious doesn’t mean it’s good or compelling to watch. In fact, the first episode of the series is frustrating and confounding as it slowly brings us into the stories of each timeline without a ton of context or any indication of how they tie together, aside from the fact that these agents are from the same group of recruits.

As far as we can tell, the 2009 segments set up the relationships and show the different viewpoints the bureau will be getting by recruiting people from non-law-enforcement professions. The 2023 segments set up the AI scenario and how both Poet and Miller will get involved with it in different ways. And the 2034 segments will illustrate how far Miller has taken the AI, likely to the point where he’s abusing it and arresting people for “pre-crimes,” Minority Report -style.

We’re just guessing, though, because the first episode doesn’t reveal all that much, aside from Miller assessing Garcia, someone who may have been a fellow agent, as a threat because his AI told him so. The episode ends with Garcia dead in Poet’s apartment, after telling her that he’s being sought after for his thoughts. So obviously there’s something sinister going on, especially with Miller. But we’re going to be spending the subsequent episodes rocketing back and forth between storylines and it feels like we’re just going to get yanked away from a particular story just as it’s gaining momentum.

The performances are good, especially from Mara and Henry. We’ve seen Mara before as the thick-skinned person with a questionable past, but Henry undergoes a conversion from a chubby recruit who’s unsure of himself to the super-confident and maybe evil FBI director. But Smith spends so much time mired in details from each timeline, we can’t generate any enthusiasm for good performances in timelines where there’s nothing propelling the stories forward.

Sex and Skin: There’s the motel scene between Lennix and Poet. But that’s about it.

Parting Shot: After Garcia is shot by other FBI officers, they ask Poet what he said to her; she lies and says that what he was saying was nonsense.

Sleeper Star: Both Brooke Smith and Jon Jon Briones have the thankless task of playing the Quantico instructors, who will be a large part of the 2009 timeline but likely won’t go any deeper than just being instructors.

Most Pilot-y Line: “I think we’re about to have one of those friendships that starts off really bad then gets really good,” Murphy tells Poet during their meet-cute banter at Quantico.

Our Call: SKIP IT. Class Of ’09 is too busy jumping between timelines to tell a cohesive story that has any kind of momentum.

Joel Keller ( @joelkeller ) writes about food, entertainment, parenting and tech, but he doesn’t kid himself: he’s a TV junkie. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Slate, Salon, RollingStone.com , VanityFair.com , Fast Company and elsewhere.

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9th Class English Project On Movie Review Of Taare Zameen Par

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“Taare Zameen Par,” directed by Aamir Khan, is a heartwarming and thought-provoking Bollywood film that touches the deepest corners of our hearts. Released in 2007, this film explores themes of education, creativity, and the importance of understanding and embracing differences. In this movie review project, we will dive into the key aspects that make “Taare Zameen Par” a must-watch for audiences of all ages.

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The story revolves around Ishaan Awasthi, an imaginative and artistic young boy who struggles with dyslexia, a learning disability that makes reading and writing difficult for him. His parents and teachers are unable to recognize his condition and misunderstand his behavior as laziness and disobedience.

Ishaan’s life takes a significant turn when he is sent to a boarding school where he meets Ram Shankar Nikumbh, played by Aamir Khan, a compassionate and unconventional art teacher. Nikumbh recognizes Ishaan’s struggles and dyslexia, and he decides to help him unlock his true potential. He uses innovative teaching methods and patience to nurture Ishaan’s talent for art and helps him improve his reading and writing skills.

As Ishaan’s abilities and confidence grow, so does his relationship with his family. The film beautifully depicts the transformation of a misunderstood and frustrated child into a confident and talented young artist.

• Dyslexia and Learning Differences : “Taare Zameen Par” sheds light on the challenges faced by children with learning differences like dyslexia. It emphasizes the need for a more inclusive and empathetic approach to education.
• The Importance of Teachers : The film underscores the pivotal role that teachers play in a student’s life. Nikumbh’s dedication and unconventional teaching methods serve as an inspiration for educators to go beyond textbooks and syllabi.
• Parent-Child Relationships : The movie portrays the complex relationship between Ishaan and his parents, who initially fail to understand him. It encourages parents to be more attuned to their children’s emotional needs.
• Creativity and Individuality : “Taare Zameen Par” celebrates the uniqueness and creativity of each child. It reminds us that success should not be measured solely by academic achievements but by personal growth and self-expression.
• Empathy and Compassion : The film advocates for empathy and compassion in our interactions with others, especially those who may be struggling or misunderstood.

“Taare Zameen Par” is a cinematic masterpiece that not only entertains but also educates and inspires. It reminds us that every child is special and capable of greatness if given the right guidance and understanding. Aamir Khan’s direction, coupled with outstanding performances, especially by Darsheel Safary as Ishaan, makes this movie a must-see.

This film serves as a poignant reminder to parents, teachers, and society as a whole that it is our responsibility to nurture and support the unique talents and abilities of each child. “Taare Zameen Par” is a cinematic gem that will leave you with a profound appreciation for the power of love, empathy, and education in transforming lives.

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A review of the movie: Pashupati Prasad

Director: Dipendra K. Khanal

Producer: Rojina Staula

Starring: Rabindra Singh Baniya, Bipin Karki, Khagendra Lamichane, and Barsha                                   Shiwakoti

Production company: Tukee arts

Screenplay: Khagendra Lamichhane

Duration: 130 minutes

Genre: Social

Language: Nepali

Released date: January 29, 2016

The movie "Pashupati Prasad" was written by Dipendra K. Khanal who did good effort to present the sorrowful happening due to massive earthquake. It is a social satirical movie in which Khagendra Lamichhane and Barsha Shiwakoti have the leading role. The film features struggle of poor people to pay off the debt. It also shows the pains and sufferings of poor people of Nepali people who live in the mountainous region.

The movie has wonderfully shown the struggle done by Pashupati Prasad. He is the man who inherits his parents' debts after they die in the earthquake. He is determined to repay the debts so he has moved to Kathmandu. The question asked by people after watching the movie is "Why would god let him die so pitifully?" When Pashupati (Khagendra Lamichhane) loss his family and house of Sindhupalchowk due to massive earthquake of Baisakh 12, 2072. Then he has moved to Kathmandu. The poverty really strangles him from that disaster. He needs to pay fifty thousand loans of his father (who lost his life in the quake) to the owner. He stays with  'Mit Buwa'  who uses to criminate the death body in Pashupatinath then assemble the coin Bagmati river and search gold. Bhasme (Bipin Karki) wish to stopover the work of Pashupati and clash arises. He fell in love with Bunu (Barsha Shivakoti), Pashupati prasad found a gold ring in the river, he went to sell it but the jeweller tricked and killed him.

The overall story is really emotional and sad. This movie reflected the struggles in your life. The man fights as much as he can to earn a little money but, he failed. What a beautiful cinematography it is! I think artist and their acting with spectacular tones touch the heart of everyone in the cinema hall. Khagendra's natural performance and his role are mesmerizing. This is a very nice movie which reveals the pain of poor people like Pashupati Prasad. I suggest all to watch this movie.

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Now write your own film review on 'Chak de India', 'Lagaan', or 'Mother India'. The teacher could arrange for the screening of the film if need be. The class could also decide on any other regional film that portrays the spirit of National Integration. Highlight the aspect of national integration that has been portrayed in the film.

This question is to be answered on the basis of your own understanding, experience and thoughts. it is strongly recommended that you prepare the solution on your own. however, some pointers for discussion have been provided for your reference. lagaan, a 2001 sports-themed indian bollywood film written and directed by ashutosh gowariker, has added radiance into the genre of film-making in bollywood. it’s a four-hour movie which would keep you engrossed. lagaan is lavish, rousing entertainment in the old-fashioned tradition of hollywood musicals. lagaan is a perfect example of complete film, a classy entertainer, with superior technical execution it is a movie about common men, led by a strong-minded individual to overcome resistance and differences in opinion - and standing their ground for a cause against a powerful opposition. this is the story about the resilience shown by the indians when they were under the british rule. they are already taxed to the bone by the british and their cronies, but when jack russell announces that he will double the lagaan (tax) from all villagers, they decide to oppose it. leading the villagers is a handsome young man named bhuvan, who challenges them to a game of cricket, a game that is to be played by veteran british cricket players, versus villagers, including bhuvan himself, who have never played this game before, and do not even know a bat from a piece of wood. as the challenge is accepted, the interest grows and attracts indians from all over the region, as well as the british from all over the country - as everyone gathers to see the 'fair play' that the british will display against their counter-parts, who are aided by none other than the sister, elizabeth, of captain rusell. lagaan received a stupendous response . mixed response from people belonging to punjab, bihar, uttar pradesh, gujarat, etc. main characters: aamir khan as bhuvan (carpenter, captain and all-rounder). gracy singh as gauri. ashutosh selected gracy singh for the female lead because he was convinced that she was a good actress and dancer. singh, a newcomer, devoted all her time to the film. rachel shelley as elizabeth russell. paul blackthorne as captain andrew russell. since the script also demanded a british cast, ashutosh and aamir hired danielle roffe as one of the casting directors. after danielle and ashutosh screen-tested many, rachel shelley and paul blackthorne were chosen for the prime roles. overall, the film cast 15 foreign actors. the movie is worth watching with all the comedy as well as seriousness involved. the theme of the movie is man's control over his own destiny, which is also a very different theme from other indian movies. a cross-cultural love element further emphasizes that it's man's character and values, not his origin or ethnicity, that is important. not only does the plot itself, in action, dramatize this theme, but it is made explicit in many of the speeches..

'Arcadian' Review: Nicolas Cage Is Your Dystopian Dad

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• Arcadian is a great Nicolas Cage movie with a solid horror story that takes itself seriously.
• It captures a unique post-apocalyptic world where monsters lurk in the darkness.
• Cage delivers a grounded performance, showcasing real emotional depth before letting loose in the end.

This review was originally part of our coverage for the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival.

We love a great Nicolas Cage movie, don’t we folks? No, I’m not talking about the ones that try to ironically play off of the stature that he has accumulated in Hollywood. I’m talking about the ones that are actually damn good movies that prove Cage is not just one of the most versatile, charismatic chameleons of an actor, but the ones that also happen to be effective works in their own right. Not only is director Benjamin Brewer ’s Arcadian a good Nicolas Cage movie, but it’s one of the most fun cinematic experiences that he has been a part of in recent memory. It's a work of horror worth taking seriously even as things go gloriously off the rails. While great to see Cage fighting post-apocalyptic demons , it is all built around a sturdy story that never undercuts itself by winking to the camera as some others have struggled to do in the past . In a script written by Michael Nilon , Cage is able to genuinely explore a world alongside his co-stars Jaeden Martell and Maxwell Jenkins as a family unit facing down the end of everything as we've known it. While there is an awareness of Cage’s persona and quite a lot of fun to be had when this is utilized, the movie also takes itself seriously, making every second of the buildup count before it explodes outwards in glorious fashion. It may not reinvent the wheel, but man is it great to see this movie set it spinning forward at full speed.

Arcadian (2024)

A father and his twin teenage sons fight to survive in a remote farmhouse at the end of the end of the world.

What Is 'Arcadian' About?

This all begins with Paul (Cage) as he travels through the ruins of the old world that is now crumbling to scavenge what he can. Echoing something like Alfonso Cuarón ’s Children of Men in how it relies on an unbroken handheld shot, which is how the majority of the movie is shot, this is a less dynamic opening than anything in that while remaining effective at capturing what it sets out to do. Without Cage saying a word, we are given a proper introduction to who Paul is and what he is facing . We see him having to hurry where he can while also proceeding carefully through what seems to be a city that has been overrun by something. At one point, the camera stops while he continues, and we are given a hint of what seems like it could be a fight against something terrifying playing out just out of sight.

The film then cuts to a striking locked-down shot of this world as Paul looks out on it, as if saying goodbye, before he returns to a place where he has hidden away his two young boys who are only babies. He comforts them but seems overwhelmed by the road ahead. We then cut to fifteen years in the future as Joseph (Martell) and Thomas (Jenkins) are both surviving with their father at a remote home. They each hurry to get indoors, with Paul waiting for both to make it back before going inside himself, as it is soon clear that to stay outside at night is a death sentence. Banging on the fortified door indicates that whatever is out there is testing the defenses of the people who are still left alive, trying to find a way in. Though we'll get plenty of good looks at these well-designed creatures later in the film, even just hearing them carries with it a sense of dread . The sounds they make will only get more unsettling.

'Arcadian' Is a Horror Movie That Charts Its Own Course

While this sounds like it could be a cross between a movie like A Quiet Place and the series From , Arcadian quickly carves out its own rules that set it apart . Namely, there aren’t really any rules. In one scene that serves to establish the pain facing its young characters just as it does how little they know about what happened, Thomas plays a game with his crush Charlotte ( Sadie Soverall ) who lives in a nearby community. They try to quickly explain what caused the end of the world, offering wild stories that are more playful than they are productive in terms of what they tell us about the truth. The characters are kept in the dark and this is where oh so many of them will die. Even as the film holds back a little bit when it comes to gore, the sequences where the monsters come out to play are no less creepy.

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Yeah, you should definitely stick your hand in the mouth of the perpetually screaming wooden man.

One standout involves things slowing way down as a hand emerges from a hole in a door, getting longer and longer before it seems like it will be able to grab the character that has fallen asleep while standing guard. It not only looks good in terms of its visual effects, but the way it is constructed is where it also works. There are plenty of more chaotic scenes the longer it goes on, but there is something special to just seeing something gradually get closer to having you in its grasp that is worth appreciating as well. The film is not just relying on the monsters to drive things as it finds ways to ratchet up the terror when you least expect it. When Thomas is returning home one day and stumbles into a dark pit, the way the shot just holds ensures that you feel the fall even as you didn’t see him make an impact . This is the inciting incident that then sees Paul go out to find him while Joseph must stay back at home all by himself until the sun comes up. There is more to the story than that, but the rest of the film is best experienced knowing little more. What can be said is the remaining humans will soon find the fragile tranquility they’ve fought to build for themselves may be dragged to hell.

While Not the Main Character, Cage Kills It in 'Arcadian'

The one other thing that should be noted, while remaining quite coy about the particulars surrounding it, is that Cage is taken out of commission for a significant part of the film . Don’t fret though as when he’s in action, he’s as good as he’s ever been. There are moments where he plays Paul with a more grounded seriousness, almost feeling like his magnificent work in the nearly perfect movie that is Michael Sarnoski ’s Pig , and where we really develop an emotional connection to him as he tries to protect his family when that is getting increasingly impossible to do. While there are certainly many a meme (bleh) that have been about how Cage can go wild on screen, this film is refreshingly not one that tries to cheaply cash in on that. Instead, you fully believe every second of his performance. It serves as another reminder that Cage is a great actor who can make the most of even the simplest of scenes. One line he gets towards the end is this in action as all the attention turns to him and it seems like we are gearing up for some sort of delivery of a catchphrase. Instead, Cage plays it straight, making the impact of even a single word more effective precisely because of how earnest it is. Even when he fades into the background a bit, rather than feel like something is lost as a result, it opens up a lot of interesting opportunities to find new moments of horror and heart.

What this all entails involves showing how the brothers, while different in many ways and prone to butting heads, are also some of the only people left in the world who care about the other . Their relationship is natural and believable as we can see the men they are growing into becoming. While Arcadian is not some sort of rich character study where we get to see them develop over several years, instead keeping things mostly confined to a handful of days, the emotional beats all work. A scene where Paul is attempting to teach Joseph how to drive is silly though oddly sweet as we see a normal ritual of life continuing on even as everything else has fallen apart. It is moments like this that then gives everything that kicks off real stakes as we’ve come to care about the characters and their relationships. Even Charlotte, while perhaps a little underwritten at times, is given a lot through Soverall’s performance. Though her motivations are more broadly sketched, she never misses a step while wielding a shotgun.

Similarly, both Martell and Jenkins also do a great job. While the former is no stranger to horror, having starred in the recent It series, this feels like something that gives him more room to help carry a movie all on his own. When the characters then take part in a climactic battle for their futures, with Cage getting an all-timer of a scene that feels earned after everything else was more reserved, you’re with them every step of the way. Though its world has fallen into darkness, Arcadian carries the horror torch forward to become a solid monster movie. Best watch your step, A Quiet Place, as there may be something lurking beneath you.

Arcadian is a must-see horror film with well-designed monsters that shows Nicolas Cage remains a great actor.

• Nicolas Cage gives a performance that is more understated at times, making the moment where he lets loose in the end all the more earned.
• The character relationships, while confined to only a couple of days, give the eventual chaos of the conclusion real stakes.
• The monsters are creepy both when we don't see them and when we get plenty of good looks at them.
• The film does hold back a little bit when it comes to gore.

Arcadian is available to stream on Shudder in the U.S. starting July 12.

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It follows the template of 'Twister,' yet 30 years of real-life storm-chaser footage has given Lee Isaac Chung's tornado thriller a higher bar to clear.

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But some viewers thought the effects looked like digital effects, and while I don’t share that feeling, it’s one that I often had while watching “Twisters.” The tornadoes in the new movie are down-to-the-particle replicas of the real thing, and close up, from the bottom, we can just about see the dusty winds that combine to create them, but viewed from a distance they lack the eerie muscular power a real tornado often has, the sense of air churning so fast that it becomes nearly solid. They aren’t scary in that way. They’re impressive but they don’t wow you.

The director, Lee Isaac Chung , made the incandescent humanistic drama “Minari” (2020), about South Korean immigrant farmers trying to make a go of it in the rural Arkansas of the ’80s. And while that wouldn’t seem to make him the likeliest contender to helm a popcorn spectacle as rooted in technological wonderment as this one, he does a smooth and confident job. Yet Chung isn’t a Spielbergian wizard like Jan de Bont. (Spielberg served as an executive producer on both films.) Instead of simply trying to replicate what “Twister” did, I wish he’d tried something more radical and startling to the eyeball — like, for instance, shooting the tornadoes as if they were being filmed on iPhones, so that they seemed as real as something barreling toward your house or glimpsed in the rear-view mirror.

A great deal of storm-chaser footage — I’d say this is the essence of it — is just hanging back and gawking at tornadoes. That’s what you want to do. But “Twisters” is so busy with everything the movie is “about” that it almost forgets to let us do that. The storm chasers in the original “Twister” were trying to learn more about tornadoes in order to create a storm-warning system. But the storm chasers in “Twisters” have larger — and, I would say, windier ­— ambitions. The film opens with Kate Cooper ( Daisy Edgar-Jones ) and her crew driving through Tornado Alley in Oklahoma, trying to deploy Kate’s grand experiment: sending a dozen barrels’ worth of polymers up into a tornado’s eye, so that it will cause the tornado to wither and die. They’re literally fighting the tornado. But the tornado, which they thought was going to be an EF1 (the Fujita scale has now been replaced by the Enhanced Fujita scale, which began to be used by the U.S. in 2007), turns out to be an EF5. It’s a fearsome beast that funnels three of Kate’s colleagues, including her boyfriend, to their deaths.

Then again, maybe she’s just leaving all the popping to Glen Powell as Tyler Owens, a good-ol’-boy storm chaser in a white Stetson who has built up a following on YouTube as the “tornado wrangler,” a grinning cowboy daredevil who doesn’t just film twisters. He drives his red truck right into the middle of them, welding the vehicle into the ground with automatic screws and pulling off stunts like shooting fireworks into the eye of the storm. He’s the storm chaser as social-media Jackass, and at first the film treats him like an exploitation vulgarian. By contrast, it lauds the crew of scientists that Kate has agreed to join for a week during a once-in-a-generation outbreak of tornadoes. They’re a small corporation of storm chasers headed by Kate’s old chum and colleague Javi ( Anthony Ramos ), who wants to study the phenomenon of tornadoes by surrounding one by three pieces of radar, the better to gather all that data.

Ah, data! It was what the storm chasers of “Twister” (Helen Hunt! Bill Paxton! Philip Seymour Hoffman!) were gathering as well, but somehow we always knew it was a MacGuffin, the excuse for it all. They chased tornadoes because they cared! — but really, deep down (this was the subtext), they did it for the rush, which is why the thrill of the chase could set off vibrations of sexual energy between Hunt and Paxton as a divorced couple getting back together.

A similar thing happens here, theoretically, as Tyler, with his rawhide grin, razzes Kate, who he insists on calling “city girl.” In this case, though, the rival teams of storm chasers represent Opposing Values, even as the furrowed-brow Kate and the showboat Tyler may not be as far apart as we think. He’s actually, underneath it all, a serious dude who studied meteorology. And is she a thrill-seeker at heart? Not quite, but by the end she’s willing to drive a truck right into the storm to do the right thing. Meanwhile, that very good actor Anthony Ramos is put in the awkward position of having to mope around as Javi, who has a one-sided crush on Kate.

Reviewed at Universal Screening Room, New York, July 8, 2024. MPA Rating: PG-13. Running time: 122 MIN.

• Production: A Universal Pictures release of Warner Bros., Amblin Entertainment production. Producers: Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley. Executive producers: Steven Spielberg, Thomas Hayslip, Ashley Jay Sandberg.
• Crew: Director: Lee Isaac Chung. Screenplay: Mark L. Smith. Camera: Dan Mindel. Editor: Terilyn A. Shropshire. Music: Benjamin Wallfisch.
• With: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glenn Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, Sasha Lane, Harry Hadden-Paton, David Corenswet, Daryl McCormack, Tunde Adebimpe, Katy O’Brien, Nik Dodani.

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Once in a while, you’ll be asked to do a movie review essay. This task is a great training tool for enhancing critical thinking skills. Essays on movie review aim at presenting a film from the most important scenes, special effects, to exciting moments and may be accompanied by criticism. From an advertising perspective, such a paper is aimed at convincing readers to watch the movie in question. Your writing should let a reader draw a conclusion, i.e, whether the film is worth their time or if they should try something else. Most importantly, your opinion must be independent and accurate. But how can you create a perfect introduction if you don’t have the experience in this type of writing? Relax. A good online writer can do it for you. If you have an idea but need some guidance, simply ask for a professional outline or use evaluation essay examples for students for more insights.

Hook Examples for Movie Review Essays

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"Prepare to be captivated by the sheer brilliance of this cinematic masterpiece. Explore how every frame, performance, and detail contributes to a visual and emotional spectacle."

"Beyond the Screen: Themes and Messages" Hook

"This film transcends entertainment, offering profound themes and powerful messages. Dive into the underlying ideas and social commentary that make it a thought-provoking experience."

"The Journey of Character Development" Hook

"Follow the compelling journey of characters who evolve throughout the film. Analyze their growth, conflicts, and relationships, making this movie a character-driven narrative."

"Visual Delights: Cinematography and Special Effects" Hook

"Be prepared to be visually stunned by the breathtaking cinematography and cutting-edge special effects. Explore how these elements enhance the storytelling and immerse the audience."

"Unforgettable Performances" Hook

"The cast delivers unforgettable performances that breathe life into the characters. Discuss standout acting moments, character dynamics, and the emotional impact of their roles."

"The Soundtrack: Music That Moves" Hook

"The film's soundtrack is more than just music; it's an integral part of the storytelling. Explore how the score enhances emotions, sets the tone, and complements the visuals."

"Cinematic Analysis: Directing and Editing" Hook

"Delve into the meticulous craftsmanship of the director and editor. Analyze their choices in pacing, sequencing, and storytelling techniques that make this film a cinematic triumph."

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Simulating Student Interest Focusing on Empathic Reactions Characterization

Plot Themes, Messages & Ideas Other Literary Elements

Theatrical Devices and Effects Cinematic Devices and Effects Foreign Films

Questions to Stimulate Student Interest -- Get them Talking and Thinking

• Did you learn anything from this movie? If you did, what was it?
• What is the message of this movie? Do you agree or disagree with it?
• Was there something you didn’t understand about the film? What was that?
• What did you like best about the movie? Why?
• What did you like least about the film? Why?
• Who was your favorite character in the movie? Why?
• Who was your least favorite character in the film? Why?
• Did anything that happened in this movie remind you of something that has occurred in your own life or that you have seen occur to others?
• What were you thinking as you finished watching the film?
• Would you recommend this movie to a friend? Explain your reasons.
• What part of the story told by the movie was the most powerful? Why?
• If you had a chance to ask a character in this movie a question, what would it be?
• If you had a chance to ask the screenwriter a question, what would it be?
• If you were writing the screenplay for this movie, would you have changed the ending? Explain your answer.
• What feelings did you share with any of the characters in the movie?
• Did any of the characters in this movie make you angry? Tell us why.
• Did you come to respect any of the characters in this movie? Who was it and why did you come to respect that character?
• If a psychologist were to look at the actions of [select a character] what do you think the psychologist would say about that character? Describe specific statements or actions that you think the psychologist would be interested in and the conclusions that you think the psychologist would draw from those statements or actions.
• If a priest, minister, or rabbi were to look at the actions of [select a character] what do you think the priest, minister, or rabbi would say about them? Describe specific statements or actions that you think the priest, minister or rabbi would be interested in and the conclusions that you think he or she would draw from those statements or actions.
• What comment is the author trying to make about the culture of the characters in this story?

Empathetic Reaction Discussion Questions:

1. In what ways are the characteristics of the protagonist like your own or those of someone you know?

2. In what ways are the characteristics of the antagonist like your own or those of someone you know?

3. Is the problem to be solved in the film that can be seen in the struggle of the protagonist against the antagonist familiar to you in any way? If so, describe the similarities and differences.

4. What details in the setting of the film are similar to the setting in which you live or in various places you have been? What are those similarities and what are the differences?

5. The problems faced by the protagonist sometimes stray from the central conflict in the film. Describe these problems and show how they are familiar to the problems you or someone you know must face.

6. The personal qualities that help the protagonist solve his or her problem are often a part of the lesson to be learned in the film. What are these qualities and where have you seen them in your own experience, either in your own behavior or in behavior of someone you know?

7. Complications come along and make problem solving more difficult. What complications does the film’s protagonist face that are similar to those you may have faced in your various struggles? What are they, and what are their similarities and differences?

8. Depth of feeling is what makes a film worth watching. Of the many feelings expressed in the film, with which are you most familiar?

9. The resolution to the problem in the film can be satisfying or disheartening. Think about how some of your own problems have been resolved; write about a time when the solution was satisfying and write about a time when the solution was disheartening.

10. The resolution of the film teaches a lesson. How can you apply the lesson in the film to your own life?

11. What was the strongest emotion that you felt when watching the film?

12. Which character did you [admire, hate, love, pity] the most? What was it about that character that caused you to have that reaction?

Questions Concerning Characterization

Note: In some of the questions we have used the term “major characters.” Before asking the questions, have the class identify the major characters. In addition, these questions can also be limited to one or more characters.

Characterization is delineated through (1) the character’s thoughts, words, speech patterns, and actions; (2) the narrator’s description; and (3) the thoughts, words, and actions of other characters. When students analyze character, they should be reminded to have these three sources in mind. Adapted from California English-Language Arts Content Standards – Grade 7, Reading 3.3

1. How are the major characters introduced? What does this tell us about what will happen in the story?

2. [Select an action performed by one of the characters. Then ask.] Explain why [name of character] took [describe the action] . What motivated him or her? [You can then ask:] What did this motivation have to do with the theme of the film?

3. The characters must be credible; how they act and what they say must make sense. What aspects of the personalities of the major characters in this story affect their credibility?

4. Is there consistency in the characters throughout the story? Do their actions follow their natures and ring true?

5. What motivates the major characters? Are their motivations or wants explained outright or revealed over time?

6. Subconscious motives are often the most powerful causes of human behavior. Are there any major characters who act on motives of which they are not aware? Describe any unconscious motives of the major characters and explain how these motives affect the actions of those characters.

7. Are there any relationships between various characters, be they friends, lovers, co-workers, or family members, that are important to the story? If so, describe the relationships that you believe contribute to the story and how those relationships advance the action of the story.

8. What motivates the protagonist in his or her struggle against the antagonist?

9. How does the protagonist work against the antagonist? Recount one specific episode in this struggle.

10. What motivates the antagonist to resist or struggle against the protagonist?

11. How does the antagonist resist or struggle against the protagonist? Recount one specific episode in this struggle.

12. In what ways are the characters’ actions driven by the values endorsed or criticized in the story or by ideas presented by the story?

13. What role does the back-story play in explaining the actions of the major characters? Explain your reasoning.

14. Is there any information known to the audience that is being held back from any of the characters? If there is a hesitation in revealing information to characters, describe it and explain how things change once this information becomes known to those characters.

15. Are there any transformations or changes that occur over the course of the story in any of the major characters? For each transformation or change, describe how it comes about and how it relates to the story’s themes or ideas.

16. When you compare and contrast the protagonist and the antagonist, do you find any similarities between them? Describe these similarities and how they relate to the plot and to the values and ideas presented in the story.

17. When you compare and contrast the protagonist and the antagonist, do you find any important differences between them? Describe these differences and how they relate to the plot and to the values and ideas presented in the story.

18. Are there any reversals of roles played by characters or sudden important changes of circumstances through the course of the story? If there are, how do these reversals illuminate character or lead to changes in character?

19. Which aspects of the protagonist’s personality lead to the resolution of the conflict in the story? Describe them and their effect on the resolution.

20. As the story progresses toward a conclusion, internal as well as external conflicts suffered by the major characters are resolved. Select one of the major characters and describe his or her internal and external conflicts. In addition, tell us how the character’s choices lead to a resolution of these conflicts.

This question can be modified by naming the character which is the subject of the question.

21. Some of the names used in this story tell us something about the characters. What do they tell us?

Questions Focusing on Plot

1. The middle of the story presents ascending difficulties, referred to as complications, which increase the tension and the need for a resolution. Describe one of the story’s complications and show how it serves to push the characters toward more intense action.

2. One way to examine plot is to determine what type of conflict it entails. The classic divisions are: (1) person vs. person; (2) person vs. society, (3) person vs. nature, and (4) person vs. self. Often, more than one of these types of conflict occurs in a story. Using this analysis, briefly describe the conflicts in this story and classify it according to the categories set out above.

3. In terms of rising action, climax, and falling action, describe the structure of the plot, stating when the action stops rising and reaches a climax and begins to fall.

4. Often the central problem in a story transcends the characters; these persons are simply the tools used to resolve the problem. In this story, is there a problem that transcends character and how is it manifested?

5. What instability is there early in the story that is resolved and becomes stable by the end?

6. The action in the story must be believable. Detail a particular event or action that causes another event or has an important effect on a character or a relationship between characters. Describe how this event or action moves the story forward.

7. Is there a back-story, and if there is, how does it advance the main plot?

8. What is the key moment in the story, the scene which brings illumination or an “ah-ha” moment?

9. Although incidents in the story usually return to the main conflict, they often reveal a pattern related to the ideas in the story. This pattern causes the viewers to focus sharply on the story itself. What pattern can be seen in the story?

10. How does the progress of the pattern identified in the story reveal change or growth in the characters?

11. What is the moment of climax, the moment of highest tension, when the solution to the problem is now in sight?

12. The film’s denouement establishes a sense of stability. What happens in this section of the story?

Questions About Themes, Messages, and Ideas

1. The significance of the story is determined by the power of its comment on the human condition. What comment is being made in this movie about what it is to be human?

2. The theme of a story is the general idea or insight about life expressed by the author. Theme is a universal and meaningful concept that emerges from the characters’ actions and from the outcomes of conflicts described in the story. Theme is often thought of as the lesson that the author is trying to teach the reader or audience. More than one theme can be included in a work of fiction; however, there is usually one primary theme that ties together all of the elements of a story. Usually, a theme can be expressed in one sentence. What is the primary or central theme of this story? Use one sentence to describe it.

3. Describe any other themes that you see in this story.

[This question is designed to be asked after question #2.]

4. What themes emerge from the back-story and how do they relate to the theme of the main story?

5. Many stories explore important social or political issues. Describe any specific social or political issues that affect the story. How do these issues impact characters and influence theme?

6. What life lessons can be learned from the choices made by the characters in this story?

[This question can be limited to one particular character.]

7. The conclusion of the story suggests a solution to the conflict that can be applied to the human condition in general. What values or principles that inform the actions of the characters can help people resolve their own life’s conflicts?

8. How does the changing consciousness, the developing awareness of the major characters, affect the story and help the audience discover theme? Explain these shifts in thinking.

[Try modifying the question by naming the character or a group of characters.]

9. Although often considered an artistic flaw, a story can be didactic in that it teaches the viewers how to achieve an end presented as worthy. Explain the use of didacticism in this story and evaluate its success in illuminating an important idea.

10. What are the most dramatic issues relevant to our time that have been presented in this story? Describe the presentation of one such issue and show how it relates to the times in which we now live.

11. Stories can be persuasive. Show how the movie attempts to persuade viewers to accept the particular values or principles that the writers intended to promote.

Questions About Other Literary Elements

1. What is the tone or mood of the story?

2. How does the tone help guide the viewers into an empathic reaction to the story? Explain and give examples of both the tone and the empathy felt by the audience.

3. Evaluate the pacing in the story and how it affects other elements of the story such as theme.

4. What elements of irony exist in the story? How do they serve to move the story forward and how do they assist in illuminating the story’s theme?

5. Stories can be told from the following points of view: first person, third person objective, third person limited, and third person omniscient. From whose point of view is the story told? Explain how the chosen point of view affects the way the story is told.

6. Is the point of view from which the story is told the best choice that the storyteller could have made? Argue your point.

7. A symbol in a story is an object, an animal, a person, an action, or an event that stands not only for itself, but also for something else. Symbols are of two types. Conventional symbols have a widely accepted meaning outside of the story. Examples are a nation’s flag, a crucifix, a Star of David, or a nation’s flag. Other conventional symbols reinforce meaning by reference to a culturally shared conception of the object, animal, action, or event. For example, rain is often a symbol of life or fertility. The fact that a story is set in the spring can serve as a symbol for renewed life or purpose. Other symbols have meaning only within the story. These are called contextual symbols. They usually have no special meaning except within the context of the story. Symbols keep their meaning as an object, animal, person or event, but within the story, they also suggest something else. Describe the symbols used in this story, both those that have meaning outside of the story and those which have meaning only within the story. What does each stand for?

[This question can be modified by naming one or several symbols as the subject for analysis.]

8. Evaluate the story’s use of coincidence, if any. Was the audience prepared for the coincidence or was it off the wall and therefore considered a flaw in the story?

9. The conflict in this film is resolved when one of the characters unexpectedly gets very lucky. Did this sudden event ring true or did it make the story seem less credible?

10. The conflict in this film is resolved when one of the characters unexpectedly suffers some very bad luck. Did this sudden event ring true or did it make the story seem less credible?

11. Explain how the use of flashback in the story provides significant information and served to move the action forward.

12. Find examples of both foreshadowing and echoing in the story and indicate how the use of these devices lead to increased coherence.

13. Does the story include elements of allegory? Explain why you think it is an allegory.

14. Is this story a parable? If so, explain why you think it is a parable.

15. The setting of a story includes the time at which the action of the story occurs and the physical location or locations where it occurs. Settings must be recognizable and have a relationship to the meaning of the story. What is the setting of this story and what are the ways in which the setting contributes to the story being told? Could this story be told in any other time or place?

16. When does the expository phase in this story end? By the end of the expository phase, what have we learned about the characters and the conflict?

17. An allusion is a reference to something outside of the story about which the audience will be familiar. Stories often include allusions to historical, scientific or cultural points of interest. Describe an allusion that you noticed in the story and explain its relationship to the story as a whole.

If the story is rich in allusions, increase the number of allusions that the student must discuss. An alternative question would be to briefly describe an allusion from the story and ask students to explain its meaning and relationship to the story as a whole.

18. Did the film resort to the use of gratuitous violence, explicit portrayals of sexual encounters, or excessive profanity? If it did, how did these scenes affect the story told by the movie?

19. Did the film strain to achieve an emotional pitch? Did it exhibit sentimentality for which there was little or no justification? Which scenes? How could this flaw have been remedied?

20. The action in some movies disturbs the unity of the story or confuses the viewers as to the intentions of the filmmakers. Very often these scenes are left on the cutting room floor but sometimes they remain in the film. Have you noticed such a scene in this movie? Is so, describe the scene and explain why you think it disturbs the unity of the story or confuses the viewers.

21. What does the title of the film refer to and how does it relate to the [insert the name of any literary element] of the film?

Questions Concerning Theatrical Devices and Effects

See Introducing Theatrical and Cinematic Technique . Questions 1, 3 and 4 can be asked with respect to an entire movie or limited to an appropriate scene. Question 2 can be asked of a specific character or a specific costume.

1. How do the sets contribute to the mood the filmmakers are trying to establish?

2. How do the costumes contribute to the image the filmmakers are trying to convey?

3. How does acting choice contribute to the story the filmmakers are trying to tell?

4. How do the props contribute to the image the filmmakers are trying to convey?

Questions on Cinematic Devices and Effects

See Introducing Theatrical and Cinematic Technique . Questions 1 – 3 can be asked with respect to an entire movie or an appropriate scene in a movie.

1. Identify one example of each of the following shots and describe how the shot affected the presentation of the story told by the film: close-up, medium shot, and long shot.

2. Identify one instance of each of the following types of shot angles that were used in this film and, for each, describe how the angle affected the presentation of the shot in which it occurs: low-angle, high-angle, eye-level.

3. Identify one instance of each of the following types of transitions from one shot to another that were used by the editors of this film and, for each, describe how the transition affected the presentation of the film: cut, fade, dissolve.

4. What is parallel editing, also called crosscutting, and what is it used for?

5. How did the editing of the film advance the story that the filmmakers were trying to tell? Explain how the editors achieved this effect.

6. What is point of view editing?

7. Describe the difference between long takes and short takes.

[Another way to ask this question is to show the class a short scene and ask the students to identify the short and long takes and discuss their use in the film.]

8. Analyze the use of music in the movie. Did it enhance the story that the filmmakers were trying to tell? How would you have used music in this movie?

9. Analyze the use of sound other than music in the movie. Did it enhance the story that the filmmakers were trying to tell? What sounds, other than music, would you have used to tell the story told by this movie?

10. Give examples from movies you have recently seen of diegetic sound, non-diegetic sound and internal diegetic sound. For each, describe why the scene qualifies as the particular type of movie sound.

11. What is the difference between “low-key lighting” and “high-key lighting” and what are their different uses in film?

12. What is the difference between “side lighting” and “front lighting” and what are their different uses in film?

13. Film is a composition of pictures rather than words, as one would find in a novel. Which specifically framed shots reveal something important to the story line? Describe the shot and explain its contribution to the story.

14. Describe the use of color in the film. Did it advance the emotions the filmmakers were trying to evoke? How would you have used color in the movie?

Additional Questions for Foreign Movies

Questions 1 – 3 may be expanded to more than one thing or aspect depending upon the film and the abilities of the class.

1. Describe one thing that was universal that you learned from the film.

2. Describe one thing that you learned about the culture of the country in which the film was set.

3. Describe one aspect of the artistry of the film.

4. How might a director from [name the country in which the class is held or a country that the class has studied] have approached the subject of the film?

5. How might a director from [name the country in which the class is held or a country that the class has studied] have approached [name one or more aspects of the film] differently? — In the alternatve: How would this story have been told from the point of view of another culture?

6. Is the story of this film unique to [name the culture of the story shown in the film], or could the story of this film have taken place in another country or setting?

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Film Review Writing of 3 Idiots For Students Example PDF. 3 Idiots Movie Review Essay PDF.  Movie Review Writing Class 11, 12 3 Idiots.

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The film review statement is formed based on the film’s plot, dialogue, acting, theme, location, sound, music, and more. A film review is a process of analyzing a film thoroughly and critically. The 3 Idiots is the most famous Indian film for writing a film review feature story . The film review story writing article includes a description, strengths, weaknesses, and the writer's opinion.

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Description of the 3 idiots film.

The three essential roles of the 3 Idiots film are Aamir Khan as Rancchoddas "Rancho" Shyamaldas Chanchad or Phunsukh Wangdu, R. Madhavan as Farhan Qureshi, Sharman Joshi as Raju Rastogi. They studied engineering at the Imperial College of Engineering and shared a room in a hostel. Apart from them, the additional stars are Kareena Kapoor as Pia, Omi Vaidya as Chatur Ramalingam (Silencer), Boman Irani as Viru Sahastrebuddhe (Virus), Parikshit Sahni as Mr. Qureshi,  and Mona Singh as Mona Sahastrebuddhe (pia’s sister).

The Imperial College of Engineering is one of India's best colleges for engineering studies. Rancho was admitted as a rich man's son in India, while Farhan and Raju are from an average family. Farhan dreamed of being a wildlife photographer, but his father insisted he study engineering because it was his wish. Indeed, Rancho was the son of a gardener.

He irritates his lecturers by giving creative and unique answers. Joy was also a student of the Imperial College of Engineering. She had requested the dean to extend his major project on the compassionate grounds that his father had suffered a stroke. But, Virus refused, saying he was utterly unmoved by his son's accidental death after being hit by a train. Rancho condemns the learning system of the institution, blaming it for Lobo's death.

Threatened by Rancho's talent and free spirit, ViruS labels him an "idiot," and he attempts to destroy his friendship with Raju and Farhan. In contrast, (Omi Vaidya) Chatur Ramalingam, or "Silencer," is the model student in the eyes of ViruS, who always wants to get high marks through memorizing rather than understanding.

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The 3 Idiots film will help differentiate between the students who like to memorize only without understanding and those who want to understand topics rather than memorize. The audience will get a clear concept of the duties and responsibilities of a successful student. I immensely enjoyed this film for its fantastic story, casting, dialogue, and music.

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Don't run behind the success; achieve excellence first; the success will automatically come looking for you. Be always creative in your answers, work, & things, which helps you become more capable of your own life.

Based on the 348,000 responses in IMBD,  the 3 Idiots film obtained a rating of 8.4/10.

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The leading role in this film is Aamir Khan, who did not struggle enough to achieve success. But it is a fact that struggle and handwork are inevitable for success.

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Rancho: Follow your passion. Don't study something you know you are not interested in or are bad at.

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Martin Scorsese Is a Big Fan of the Ti West x Mia Goth Trilogy

Beginning in March 2022, Ti West and Mia Goth have unfolded a decades-spanning saga with what’s commonly referred to as the “ X Trilogy ,” which of course kicked off with 1970s-set slasher X and continued with the 1918-set prequel Pearl and now the 1980s-set MaXXXine .

It’s of course extremely uncommon to get an entire trilogy of movies in just over two years, but what’s also incredibly unique about Ti West’s trilogy is that each film is a completely different beast altogether. The movies may not be massive box office hits but they’ve damn sure made their mark on pop culture, and they’ve even caught the attention of an all-time cinema great.

In a letter to The New York Times , Martin Scorsese has expressed his appreciation for what Ti West has been able to accomplish with the X Trilogy, and he seems particularly impressed by the way each movie in the trilogy represents “a different type of horror, related to different eras in American moviemaking.”

In Scorsese’s own words, X represents “the ’70s, the slasher era,” while Pearl represents the “’50s melodrama in vivid saturated color.” As for this year’s MaXXXine , the final installment in the trilogy reflects 1980s Hollywood, which Scorsese describes as “rancid” and “desperate.”

The three movies, Scorsese goes on to explain, collectively tell “three linked stories set within three different moments in movie culture, reflecting back on the greater culture.”

The New York Times sums up the gist of Martin Scorsese’s letter as follows, “ By smuggling thoroughly modern ideas into films that were also steeped in the aesthetics of the past, Scorsese thought, West had done something bold and thoroughly cinematic .”

MaXXXine is now playing in theaters nationwide. It’s been advertised as the final installment in the Maxine/Pearl saga, but Ti West did recently tease a “weird idea” for another installment .

We’re up for it. And we’re thinking Martin Scorsese probably is too.

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‘The Man in the White Van’ – Sean Astin and Ali Larter Star in Based-on-True-Events Thriller

Relativity Media has acquired Warren Skeels’ thriller The Man in the White Van for a wide theatrical release on October 11 from Garrison Film and the fan-owned entertainment company Legion M, Bloody Disgusting has learned this week. In addition, we’ve been provided with a first-look image from the upcoming film. Read on for everything you need to know.

Starring Sean Astin ( The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Stranger Things ), Ali Larter (ABC’s The Rookie, Final Destination ), Madison Wolfe ( The Conjuring 2 ), Brec Bassinger (CW’s Stargirl ), Gavin Warren ( Night Swim ) and Skai Jackson ( Jessie ), The Man in the White Van delves into the harrowing experiences of Annie Williams (Wolfe), a spirited family girl, whose carefree existence is turned upside down as she finds herself stalked by an ominous man in a white van.

Prone to exaggeration, her parent’s disbelief in her tales of being followed leads to a terrifying Halloween nightmare.

The Man in the White Van is a “gripping exploration of terror, paranoia and the fragility of security in a place where darkness lurks beneath the surface. Based on a series of true crimes that shook the nation in the 1970s, the film captures a bone-chilling story of a young girl’s unimaginable horrors, and every parent’s worst nightmare.”

“ The Man in the White Van is a flat-out frightening story with an incredible ensemble cast, and the teams behind it have produced a film that’s both visceral and topical,” said Michael Arrieta, Chief Operating Officer at Relativity Media. “Watching this in a crowded theater is truly the best way for viewers to experience this tension-packed thrill ride as realized by Warren and his talented crew.”

“I’m thrilled to partner with Relativity Media to bring this important story to the screen,” said writer / director Warren Skeels. “I love this cast and crew. Together we have taken great care to ensure that this narrative is told with respect for those who experienced these horrific events firsthand. Our aim is to shine a light on a dark time in the 1970s and the extraordinary story of one girl’s unimaginable ordeal with a serial killer.”

“We are beyond excited to team up with Relativity to bring this film to theaters nationwide, where every suspense-filled moment and heart-pounding scare is magnified by the collective experience,” said Legion M co-founder and CEO, Paul Scanlan. “Our Legion M community craves theatrical experiences and this film delivers on all fronts.”

“Relativity’s ongoing commitment to delivering exceptional cinematic experiences aligns perfectly with our vision for this chilling thriller,” said executive producer Gary Kompothecras, founder of Garrison Film. “I can’t wait for audiences to experience this film on the big screen.”

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Kevin Costner’s long-awaited passion project ‘Horizon:An American Saga” is now in theaters across the United States. The Academy-award winning director tells the story of western expansion in North America and the tensions between Indigenous communities and the settlers. (28 June) Interview and Production by: Leslie Ambriz

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NEW YORK (AP) — The August theatrical release for the second chapter of Kevin Costner’s ambitious Western epic “Horizon: An American Saga” has been canceled after the first film fizzled in theaters.

New Line Cinema announced Wednesday that “Horizon: Chapter 2” will not hit theaters on Aug. 16 as scheduled. The studio had planned an unusually fast back-to-back release for the two “Horizon” films. But after the first chapter collected a modest $23 million in its first two weeks in theaters, the distributor pivoted.

“Territory Pictures and New Line Cinema have decided not to release ‘Horizon: Chapter 2’ on August 16 in order to give audiences a greater opportunity to discover the first installment of ‘Horizon’ over the coming weeks,” a spokesperson for New Line said in a statement.

For now, the release of “Chapter 2” will be marked TBD on the theatrical calendar. The first “Horizon,” which opened in theaters on June 28, will land on premium on-demand July 16. No streaming date on Max has yet been announced. The Hollywood Reporter first reported the shift in plans.

The move is a humbling acknowledgement that Costner’s big theatrical gamble for his decadeslong passion project has failed to catch on with audiences. The first chapter of “Horizon,” which debuted in May at the Cannes Film Festival, cost some $100 million to make, making its path to profitability extremely challenging if not impossible. Costner put some of his own money into it, and has already begun shooting a third installment of what he envisions will ultimately be four movies.

When asked in May about the movies hitting theaters in quick succession, Costner said, “The studio wanted to try that. I knew this was going to come out fairly quickly, like every four or five months. That may have been easier. But this is something they feel like people can remember the first one and it can tie into the second one.”

Costner, who directed, co-wrote and co-stars in the films, had been trying to make “Horizon” for more than 30 years. While releasing the film, Costner confirmed his exit from the hit series “Yellowstone.” The ultimate destination of “Horizon,” he acknowledged, was always going to be on TV.

“They’re going to break this up into a hundred pieces, you know what I mean?” said Costner. “After four of these, they’re going to have 13, 14 hours of film and they’re going to turn into 25 hours of TV, and they’re going to do whatever they’re going to do. That’s just the way we live in our life but they’ll also exist in this form. And that was important for me, to make sure that happened. And I was the one who paid for it.”

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Maxxxine review: mia goth cements her stardom in nearly perfect conclusion to a24's slasher trilogy, i love this maxxxine quote that perfectly describes the conclusion to ti west’s horror trilogy.

This article contains mentions of rape and murder. It also contains SPOILERS for MaXXXine (2024).

• MaXXXine draws from Psycho, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Bird with the Crystal Plumage to create a unique horror pastiche set in 1985 Hollywood.
• The film pays homage to exploitation horror, psychological thrillers, and noir genres, exploring thematic and visual parallels.
• From the Texas pornstar massacre to a nod to Scream 3, MaXXXine balances dark humor with murder mystery, drawing inspiration from a wide range of horror films.

The movie MaXXXine takes inspiration from many other horror movies, creating an entertaining and well-rounded pastiche to the horror of the 1970s and 1980s. MaXXXine is the conclusion to A24 and Ti West’s horror movie trilogy . The movie follows Maxine Minx, a porn actor who aspires to be a star in mainstream Hollywood movies. Unfortunately, when she gets her big break, her past catches up with her, leading to murders all around her.

Like the past two movies in the X trilogy, MaXXXine pays respect to the horror genres that came before. Because the movie is set in 1985 Hollywood, it primarily focuses on horror films from this decade and the one before. Rather than 70s slashers or 50s technicolor, MaXXXine pays much more attention to exploitation horror, psychological thrillers, and noir. Ti West’s inspirations can be recognized through thematic, narrative, and scene parallels.

Mia Goth returns as Maxine Minx in the X sequel, and there are options for where to watch MaXXXine with theater showtimes or at home on streaming.

10 Psycho (1960)

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The most obvious horror movie that inspired MaXXXine is the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock movie Psycho . This deviates from most of the movie’s other inspirations since Psycho doesn’t fall into the exploitation subcategory. Psycho is a psychological thriller that centers on a woman named Marion Crane who stays at the Bates Hotel, run by the proprietor Norman Bates. In MaXXXine , Elizabeth Bender, the director of the in-universe horror movie Puritan II , takes Maxine Minx to the Psycho set, a landmark in horror history.

The film revisits this location twice. First, when she hallucinates Pearl in the window of Norman Bates’ house. Second, when she’s running away from John Labat. The Psycho set represents Maxine’s drive for lasting fame and notoriety. Additionally, while nothing bad happens during the scene, MaXXXine includes a shower scene that uses many of the same lighting and angles as Psycho .

9 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

A slasher movie loosely based on a true story.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Ti West drew inspiration from the classic slasher horror movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre when creating the first movie in his trilogy, X . In the classic slasher movie, a group stops at a farmhouse and discovers murderous individuals next door. The group then gets slaughtered one by one at the hands of the chainsaw-wielding Leatherface. This parallels the storyline of X , where the group goes to a farmhouse to shoot a porn film and discover the murderous couple next door, most notably Pearl.

Since the prequel Pearl made no reference to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre , it seemed the trilogy left it behind in the first film. However, MaXXXine makes a hilarious and direct reference to the movie with a quick and easy-to-miss moment. A newspaper about the murders in X describes the event as “ the Texas pornstar massacre. ”

8 The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1970)

An internationally-acclaimed gaillo horror movie.

The Bird With the Crystal Plumage (1970)

MaXXXine makes a direct and indirect homage to the Giallo movie The Bird with the Crystal Plumage . The Bird with the Crystal Plumage follows an American writer named Sam Dalmas, who sees an attack while visiting Rome and becomes obsessed with solving the string of murders related to the event. The direct inspiration can be seen whenever the serial killer is visible before MaXXXine ’s ending . Like the villain in The Bird with the Crystal Plumage , the 2024 movie’s villain wears a black coat and black leather gloves.

There are complicated layers that Goth needs to bring to the surface, and she delivers a layered character who is equal parts victim and survivor.

MaXXXine ’s less direct inspiration is The Bird with the Crystal Plumage ’s genre. Gaillos are Italian murder mystery movies that incorporate elements of slasher, thriller, horror, and eroticism. Ti West’s movie mirrors the balance of murder mystery and horror in Gaillos. The police officers and Maxine Minx both want to solve the brutal murders surrounding the titular main character.

7 The Burning Hell (1974)

A damaging christian propoganda horror movie.

MaXXXine ’s true crime references made it seem like the Night Stalker was behind the murders surrounding Maxine Minx; however, it’s eventually revealed that her father, Earnest Miller, was behind the deaths. His motivations and backstories are connected to the real-life man Estus Pirkle and his horror documentary hybrid movie The Burning Hell . Estus Pirkle was a cinematic evangelist who spread dangerous fire-and-brimstone Hell propaganda meant to scare people into changing their ways. He famously made horror movies showing sinners getting punished for their supposed sins.

Maxine Minx’s father parallels this motivation and personality. Earnest records all the murders he commits, purportedly after he offered the victims redemption, and they turned it down. He intends to make a movie with all the footage showing what happens to people who commit sins. The biggest difference between The Burning Hell and Earnest’s movie in MaXXXine is that Estus Pirkle didn’t really kill the victims in the movie.

6 Scream 3 (2000)

A slasher comedy movie with a major central mystery.

Of all the major movies MaXXXine draws from, Scream 3 is seemingly the only movie made in this millennium that Ti West used as inspiration. The third Scream movie takes place in Hollywood and follows Gale Weathers, Dwight Riley, and Sidney Prescott, who try to solve the mystery of who’s killing off the cast of the fictional movie Stab 3 . On a broader level, Scream 3 and MaXXXine have almost identical tones. They balance dark and twisted with the comedy on the verge of satire. Both movies also center on a murder mystery.

However, the two horror films include a more direct parallel, with Ti West’s film copying one scene from the predecessor. In Scream 3 , Sidney Prescott gets chased through the movie set that looks like her hometown. MaXXXine mirrors this by having Maxine Minx run through the Hollywood Studios backlot while being chased by John Labat.

5 Don’t Open Till Christmas (1984)

A british exploitation slasher movie.

Ti West’s MaXXXine takes inspiration from the 1984 exploitation slasher movie Don’t Open Till Christmas about halfway through the film. In Don’t Open Till Christmas , a man wearing a grinning mask murders people dressed as Santa Claus in London during the holidays. Scotland Yards’ Chief Inspector Ian Harris and a mysterious reporter named Giles work together to try and solve the murders. MaXXXine walks the line between a pastiche and an exploitation thriller, and the scene inspired by Don’t Open Till Christmas pushes the movie into the former category.

In the conclusion to Ti West's X trilogy, the character Elizabeth Bender describes her movie The Puritan in a meta way that also describes MaXXXine.

In MaXXXine , the killer goes to a viewing booth to watch a sex worker dance and masturbate. This parallels the Don’t Open Till Christmas scene, where a Santa impersonator goes to a peep show , at which point the grinning masked man slaughters him. It’s a clear homage to the underrated ‘80s horror flick.

4 Body Double (1984)

A neo-noir exploitation erotic thriller.

Body Double (1984)

One of the most apparent movies that inspired Ti West when making MaXXXine is the 1984 neo-noir erotic thriller Body Double, co-written, produced, and directed by Brian De Palma. In Body Double , a man named Jake Skully house-sits in Hollywood, where he watches a blonde woman through the window. When she’s murdered, he investigates the crime, bringing him into the city’s dark underbelly of drugs and the adult entertainment industry.

The most fundamental similarity between Body Double and MaXXXine is the fact that both movies include themes of voyeurism, sex work, and violence in Hollywood. However, there are other parallels as well. MaXXXine and Body Double use gritty visuals, neon lighting, and the same color palette. Additionally, the kill scenes look remarkably alike in these two horror films. There are so many thematic, visual, and narrative similarities that it can’t be a coincidence. Ti West must have intentionally drawn from Body Double .

3 Hardcore (1979)

A crime thriller with erotic elements.

Most of the time, MaXXXine uses homages for a single scene or character. However, the movie takes a different approach when it comes to the 1979 movie Hardcore , directed by Paul Schrader. Ti West’s movie draws its basic premise from Schrader’s classic crime thriller . In Hardcore , a religious Midwestern man named Jake Van Dorn goes to Hollywood to find his daughter Kristin, who he believes has been indoctrinated into sex work. It turns out that Jake Van Dorn and Kristin have very different values that conflict with one another in Hardcore .

In MaXXXine , the televangelist Earnest Miller follows his daughter Maxine Minx to Hollywood to “save” her from what he perceives as evils, despite the fact that there’s nothing wrong with doing ethical and consensual sex work. In reality, Maxine and Earnest hold different values in MaXXXine , like that of Jake and Kristin in Hardcore .

2 Peeping Tom (1960)

An exploitation thriller-horror.

Peeping Tom

One movie that MaXXXine uses for inspiration thematically and stylistically is the 1960 movie Peeping Tom . The classic thriller-horror film follows a serial killer who records his murders – especially targeting sex workers – for his own gratification. MaXXXine uses the same approach of showing someone with a video camera recording everything. The movie even looks through the camera at one point, similar to Peeping Tom . This meta filming approach provides a level of disconnect between the murders and the audiences, raising questions about how people engage with sex and violence.

On a broader level, both MaXXXine and Peeping Tom focus on voyeurism and exploitation. Each murder feels personal and targeted, even though the murderer doesn’t actually know any of his victims. The killers might look down on people who choose to use their bodies in a way that they view as exploitative, but they are engaging in just as much exploitation by making their movies.

1 Ms. 45 (1981)

A rape-revenge horror movie.

Though it isn’t the prevailing genre of MaXXXine , the exploitation thriller pastiche takes some inspiration from rape revenge movies, specifically Ms. 45 . The 1981 film follows a woman named Than who gets raped twice in one day, leading her to become a spree killer that targets men. Two main scenes in Ti West’s movie draw from the 1981 revenge horror – the alleyway and party scenes. In Ms. 45 , Thana’s first rape occurs in an alley when her masked attacker pulls out a gun. MaXXXine draws on this while spinning the outcome.

Instead of Maxine Minx getting raped, she pulls a gun on him and forces him to perform fellatio on the gun barrel and steps on his scrotum. Later in the movie, the titular main character uses a party as a cover to plan John Labat’s brutal murder in MaXXXine . This mirrors Ms. 45 , where Thana attends a party as a cover for her plan to murder many men. Ultimately, MaXXXine would have felt incomplete without a reference to the rape-revenge movies that were popular in the 80s.

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"The Class" might have been set in any classroom in the Western world, and I believe most teachers would recognize it. It is about the power struggle between a teacher who wants to do good and students who disagree about what "good" is. The film is so fair that neither side is seen as right, and both seem trapped by futility.

In a lower-income, melting-pot neighborhood in Paris, Francois, the teacher, begins a school year with high hopes and a desire to be liked by his students. They are a multiethnic group of 15- and 16-year-olds, few of them prepared by the educational system to be promising candidates for Francois' hopes. None of them seem stupid, and indeed intelligence may be one of their problems: They can see clearly that the purpose of the class is to make them model citizens in a society that has little use for them.

The movie is bursting with life, energy, fears, frustrations and the quick laughter of a classroom hungry for relief. It avoids lockstep plotting and plunges into the middle of the fray, helping us become familiar with the students, suggesting more than it tells, allowing us to identify with many points of view. It is uncannily convincing.

The reason for that, I learn, involves the method of the director, Laurent Cantet , one of the most gifted new French directors. He began with a best-selling autobiographical novel by a teacher, Francois Begaudeau . He cast Begaudeau as the teacher. He worked for a year with a group of students, improvising and filming scenes. So convincing is the film that it seems documentary, but all of the students, I learn, are playing roles and not themselves.

There is a resentful Arab girl, who feels she is being undervalued by the teacher. A high-spirited African boy, very intelligent, but prone to anger. An Asian boy, also smart, who has learned (from his family's culture, perhaps) to keep a low profile and not reveal himself. Others who are confederates, pals, co-conspirators.

A lot of grief in the classroom has to do with the rote teaching of French. As the students puzzle their way through, I don't know, the passive pluperfect subjunctive or whatever, I must say I sided with them. Despite the best efforts of dedicated and gifted nuns, I never learned to diagram a sentence, something they believed was of paramount importance. Yet I have made my living by writing and speaking. You learn a language by listening and speaking. You learn how to write by reading. It's not an abstraction. Do you think the people who first used the imperfect tense felt the need to name it?

The title of the original novel translates as "Between the Walls," and indeed the film stays for the most part within the classroom. We know from Jack London that the members of a dog pack intensely observe one another. There can only be one top dog, and there are always candidates for the job. A school year begins with the teacher as top dog. Whether it ends that way is the test of a good teacher. Do you stay on top by strict discipline? With humor? By becoming the students' friend? Through psychology? Will they sense your strategy? Sometimes I think the old British public school system was best: Teachers were eccentric cranks, famous for their idiosyncrasy, and baffled their students.

Note: "The Class" won the Palme d'Or at Cannes 2008, and is an Oscar nominee this year for best foreign film. Reviews of Cantet's notable films " Human Resources " and " Time Out " are also on at rogerebert.com.

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The Gene Siskel Film Center Celebrates the First and Last of Famous Filmmakers with their Entrances & Exits Series

Transplendent: Shelley Duvall (1949-2024)