Tag: Film Analysis

Stay as You Are (Così come sei) - Original 1978 movie poster starring Nastassja Kinski and Marcello Mastroianni
Posted in 1970s movies Erotica Foreign incest Italian

Stay as You are

A middle-aged architect’s brief affair with a much younger woman turns into an obsessive investigation that uncovers a disturbing possibility: she may be his daughter. *Stay as You Are* uses this moral rupture to explore desire, denial, and the idea that incest is not a biological taboo but a social construct – one that is reinforced when intellect is used to examine nature’s realities and society’s propaganda.

Bruce Willis as John McClane in Die Hard inside Nakatomi Plaza during Christmas
Posted in 1980s movies Action Adventure Holiday Movies

Die Hard 1988

A detailed examination of Die Hard 1988 that blends review and cultural analysis to argue why the film deserves recognition as a legitimate Christmas movie.

Men in Black International - Agents M and H from Men in Black International standing in a futuristic MIB Paris with advanced alien technology
Posted in Action Adventure Comedy New Movies

Men in Black International

This review of Men in Black: International analyzes the film’s narrative structure, globalized approach, character performances, and visual design. While visually polished and driven by strong leads, the movie struggles to deliver emotional depth and thematic cohesion, revealing the difficulties of modern franchise reinvention.