Category: Cinema Insights and Reviews
Thoughts and reviews on contemporary and older cinema by Zena V. My film tastes range from adorable to romantic to surreal and surprising. If you’re into the psychological and existential, well hey! I am too!
Check out my writing below, dudes & dudettes.
1987’s Moonstruck is the Romantic Comedy I’ve Been Waiting For
Before embarking on a little bit of a very belated Oscars post, I’d like to talk about…
John Singleton’s Boyz n the Hood and Poetic Justice
Poetic Justice and Boyz n the Hood are two films written and directed by John Singleton in…
Four Films During My Tubi/CTV Movie Month
I recently rewatched a handful of movies that centre (white, middle class) women and their experiences. They…
Mini Film Reviews: All Movies Watched in June and July (2023)
I’ve seen quite a few films lately that I’ve enjoyed. Like I did early last year with…
Film Review: Women Talking (2022)
*Content warning for heavy discussion of rape and assault. Nominated for an Academy Award, Women Talking is…
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is All Heart
Everyone and their grandmothers has probably seen Black Panther: Wakanda Forever by now, but I figured I’d…
Film Review: Causeway (2022)
A film nominated for Bryan Tyree Henry’s performance, Causeway is about a woman who is sent home…
Todd Field’s Tár and the Validity of Ambiguity
Cait Blanchett stars in this experimental drama about a fictional conductor in (perhaps not ‘the’ but ‘a’?)…