Well, it is true that we have sweet tooth for good movies, and we criticize pretty much everything! Here are some of our critics for this month, do not forget to feed back!

Dogtooth, Yorgos Lantimos (2009)

"The animal that threatens us is a "cat". The most dangerous animal there is. It eats meat, children's flesh in particular. After lacerating its victim with its claws, it devours them with sharp teeth. The face and whole body of the victim." With Greek film director, Yorgos Lantimos' satirical and dark portrayal of the human condition and the society we live in given in a dry, unnatural, and robotic frame, Dogtooth will keep surprising you to the last minute. It is a surreal, even odd movie about three siblings living under overprotective parents that strip them away from the outside world, it is s story of teenage rebellion under strict and imprisoning parenting. Whether you will love it or hate it, you won't be the same after watching this.

 

The Invisible Man, Leigh Whannel (2020)

“He said that wherever I went, he would find me, walk right up to me, and I wouldn’t be able to see him.” If being stressed out all the time comes naturally to you, we highly recommend Leigh Whannel’s latest film, a nail-biting sci-fi\ horror thriller that stars Elisabeth Moss we all know and love. It is the movie adaptation of H.G. Wells’ novel of the same name and a modern rendition of its 1933 movie. It tells the story of a young woman named Cecilia who is trying to escape her gaslighting, toxic partner. But

 when the villain is literally invisible, then how do you make the monster scary? That’s where Whannel comes in with greatest sound design that will make hairs on your neck stand up and lets the tension build up gradually to unbearable dimensions. It has all the things one might expect, great plot, cast and acting, well-woven mystery, suspense, plot twists, gore, and more!

-Aydan Özcan

Ma vie de Courgette - My Life as a Zucchini, Claude Barras (2016)

Zucchini, who lost his mother at a very young age, is sent to an orphanage. There he meets children who had dramatic stories just like his own and begins to learn the actual meaning of trust and true love that he couldn't learn from his family. The Swiss and France co-produced animated film, not only awarded in many festivals but also nominated for an Oscar, brings many emotions from joy to sadness, from excitement to fear in a short 66 minutes. Sometimes these feelings are even mixed. So much so that the effect of the movie continues even after it ends. If you like animated movies which takes you to other universes, this movie is just for you! After watching, you will realize that all the awards and good comments given are not for nothing.

 

Uçurtmayı Vurmasınlar - Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite, Tunç Başaran (1989)

Little Barış, 5 years old, must grow up in prison because of his mother's imprisonment, is the source of hope and joy for all prisoners. Barış, who was born in prison and saw little life outside, cannot understand what happened when he saw the kite rising in the sky with its long and colorful tail one day. He runs to summon her beloved İnci, one of the other political prisoners. Adapted from the novel of the same name, Uçurtmayı Vurmasınlar represents the story of love and the women's prison through the eyes of a little boy, as well as the ideology of a country that shoots kites. In total, this film received more than five awards in different fields as well as was selected as an Academy Award candidate for nomination for the category of Turkey's best film in a foreign language at the 62nd Academy Awards.

-Aslıhan Özdemir