Matthew Escosia

3 weeks ago | filmgeekguy.com | Matthew Escosia

“Seed ofthe Sacred Fig” follows Iman, a family patriarch and newly appointedinvestigating judge in Tehran who grapples with the pressures of his job amidstthe ongoing political conflicts in Iran. His security and trust with his wifeand daughters will be tested when his gun, his sole weapon to protect himself,is stolen from him. The film,written and directed by Mohammad Rasoulof, is embroiled in authoritarianism andthe horrors that come when power is challenged.

1 month ago | filmgeekguy.com | Matthew Escosia

It continues to inspire me how someone like Steven Soderbergh, who has repeatedly expressed his plans for retirement, maintains a consistent workflow and has released new films every single year since 2017. This year alone, we have “Presence” and “Black Bag,” two entirely different films with very distant premises. The former is a ghost story told from the point of view of the apparition inside the house, while the latter is a spy thriller about finding the mole inside an intelligence agency.

1 month ago | filmgeekguy.com | Matthew Escosia

TM Malones' "Salum" and JP Habac's "Olsen's Day" were two films that garnered big wins at the recent Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival 2025 awards night. The former film is about a father and daughter who sold a clam that may be worth millions. The film received the coveted Pinakapanalong Pelikula or their version of best picture. It also garnered awards in several technical categories such as production design and musical score.

1 month ago | filmgeekguy.com | Matthew Escosia

What sets Mike Leigh’s work apart is his commitment to naturalistic dialogue. In his latest film "Hard Truths", the story isn’t something you can neatly outline—it’s in the conversations, the silences, the unsaid things between characters. You won’t find any slick monologues or dramatic confrontations that feel forced here. Leigh’s work is about real life—the kind of life where people talk over each other, struggle to communicate, and don’t always get closure.

1 month ago | filmgeekguy.com | Matthew Escosia

Off the heels of his record-breaking run with “Parasite”, writer-director Bong Joon-ho returns with “Mickey 17”, a sci-fi comedy about a man who has sold himself to the government for lethal missions and regenerates his body every time he dies. Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) admitted that he wasn’t reading through the long contract when he signed up to become an Expendable for a spaceship, his easiest ticket to escape from the crime lords chasing him on Earth.