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Syl Johnson - Is It Because I'm Black 6 months ago

Apocalypto 6 months ago

• IMDB title: Apocalypto
• Year: 2006
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
• Duration: 2h 19min
• IMDb Rating: 7.8 based on 278,576 votes
• Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars., Another 9 wins & 20 nominations.
• Director: Mel Gibson
• Actors: Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Max Trujillo, Dalia Hernández
• Plot: As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, a young man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression.

The best adventure movie I saw the last decade.

District 9 6 months ago

• IMDB title: District 9
• Year: 2009
• Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
• Duration: 1h 52min
• IMDb Rating: 7.9 based on 620,696 votes
• Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars., Another 31 wins & 111 nominations.
• Director: Neill Blomkamp
• Actors: Sharlto Copley, David James, Jason Cope
• Plot: Violence ensues after an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent exposed to their biotechnology.

The movie addresses the theme of racism in the most clever way I have ever seen. This movie is brilliant.

Honeyland 6 months ago

• IMDB title: Honeyland
• Year: 2019
• Genres: Documentary, Drama
• Duration: 1h 29min
• IMDb Rating: 8.0 based on 8,405 votes
• Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars., Another 34 wins & 45 nominations.
• Director: Tamara Kotevska, Ljubomir Stefanov
• Actors: Hatidze Muratova, Nazife Muratova, Hussein Sam
• Plot: The last female bee-hunter in Europe must save the bees and return the natural balance in Honeyland, when a family of nomadic beekeepers invade her land and threaten her livelihood.

An amazing documentary that touches some aspects of life in a very clever way.

The Handmaiden 6 months ago

• IMDB title: Ah-ga-ssi
• Year: 2016
• Genres: Drama, Romance, Thriller
• Duration: 2h 25min
• IMDb Rating: 8.1 based on 94,373 votes
• Awards: Won 1 BAFTA Film Award., Another 64 wins & 104 nominations.
• Director: Chan-wook Park
• Actors: Min-hee Kim, Jung-woo Ha, Jin-woong Cho
• Plot: A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her.

This movie has it all. Excellent story telling, intriguing scenes, beautiful plot twists and solid acting.