5 Great Films about Real-Life Adventurers and their Journeys

I. Kon-Tiki (2012)    Kon-Tiki is an Academy Award nominated adventure film which tells the true story of Thor Heyerdahl (Pal Hagen), a Norwegian adventurer, who sailed around 5000 miles from Peru to Polynesia on a wood raft in 1947 to prove his point that it was possible for pre-Columbian tribes to populate Polynesia from the…

Ayoade’s “The Double” vs. Villeneuve’s “Enemy”

The question of personal identity and its duplication have been fascinating people for centuries. From Edgar Allan Poe’s William Wilson to Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, the theme has been pervasive in almost every form of art. When it comes to films, such works as Sommersby (1993), Face/Off (1997), The Prestige (2006) and Black Swan (2010) may…

“Jane Eyre” Review

Jane Eyre [2011] – ★★★★1/2 🏚️ An intelligent and considerate adaptation of the classic novel, conveying the emotional intensity and hidden attraction between the characters. Jane Eyre is an adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel of the same name, starring Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland (2010)) as Jane Eyre, Michael Fassbender (Hunger (2008)) as Mr….