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ANUVAHOOD, the movie, is exactly what it says it is, literally and figuratively. Literally, the setting in which the film takes place is just another ‘hood, albeit a British one (“another” is “Anuva’ in British slang). Figuratively, the self-styled urban comedy is just another funny “hood” movie, drawing on barely disguised inspiration from Ice Cube’s ‘hood classic, Friday. In other words, if you liked Friday, [...]
Written by Araya Crosskill GHETT’A LIFE is an “against the odds” action drama set in one of Kingston’s (Jamaica’s capital) politically turbulent inner-city communities. Shot by Hollywood cinematographer, Bobby Bukowski, Ghett’a Life chronicles the journey of a determined teenager (Derrick), who realizes his dream of becoming a champion boxer despite a country, community and family conflicted by a divisive political system. A veteran of 57 [...]
Written by Araya Crosskill Making movies in Jamaica is like making them anywhere else in the world: They’re almost impossible to do, and no one wants to put up the cash. Then there is that other thing. The script. More often than not, there isn’t one. So what do you do if you’re Jamaican and all you ever wanted to do was direct movies? You [...]
If a heist film is a movie that has an intricate plot woven around a group of people trying to steal something, then INSIDE JOB isn’t a documentary exposing the disgraceful truths behind the great financial crisis of 2008, it’s the sequel to Michael Mann’s crime thriller, Heat. But this time the criminals don’t shoot their way out of a bank vault, they simply walk [...]
Christopher Nolan’s INCEPTION is a mind-bending mix of genres: Part Sci Fi, part heist movie, part action/adventure, part romance. Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a thief like no moviegoer has ever seen. Well versed in the art of Extraction – stealing highly coveted secrets lifted from the minds of corporate rivals while they sleep – he is hired by a mysterious Japanese business magnate, Saito [...]
