A trip through director Robert Eggers’ filmography will be most useful for those experiencing his work for the first time. A word to the wise — marketing Eggers films to mainstream audiences is tricky, so his trailers are cut to sell you something you think you are familiar with. His debut “The Witch” was not […]
It’s hard to keep track of so many monster films and how they relate to each other. “Godzilla vs. Kong” is the sequel to “Godzilla King of Monsters” (2019), which also featured Kyle Chandler. That film was a sequel to “Kong: Skull Island” (2017), the Samuel L. Jackson and Brie Larson post-Vietnam war flick. Now,
Documentarian Dan Krauss wades into his first feature film, adapting his 2014 doc The Kill Team for the big screen. While virtually nothing’s new in the story of a young US Army Soldier finding a conscious when faced with moral decay in his unit, Krauss dramatization of this true story is still effective. Less is
Whether you realize it or not, “Long Shot” is “Notting Hill” re-imagined. Of course, “Notting Hill” was just a modern day, gender-flipped “Cinderella.” The screenplay isn’t written by Rogen, yet it’s the typical Rogen weird-guy-lands-the-hot-girl story, with plenty of vulgar masturbation jokes and illegal drug use. The timing for a film about running for president
The real aftermath here is the bad aftertaste James Kent’s new adaptation leaves with the viewer. He delivers an ending that I found personally offensive, highly debatable, and utterly misogynistic. The Aftermath, based on the novel by Rhidian Brook, seems to suggest that both of the film’s male decision makers have a narrow view of women’s
The first minutes of dialogue out of Jesse Eisenberg’s mouth, his twitch, that stutter, and you realize he is yet again playing the same character, himself. Oscar-nominated for “The Social Network,” Eisenberg might be one of the most boring actors to watch in mainstream films working today. “The Hummingbird Project” has him playing another facet
The brilliance of director David Yates final four Harry Potter films are all lost inside his latest epic Legend of Tarzan. Of course it doesn’t help that audiences/critics might feel over saturated with this tale. We just saw the Disney family version of basically the same story – boy raised in the jungle, becomes friends
English/Irish Writer and director John Michael McDonagh’s films all have similar themes: a buddy system, hilarious violence and rough language. His previous film Calvary starring Brenden Gleeson, his most prestigious to date, was critically acclaimed, despite its limited appeal with US audiences. His films certainly are not for everyone, think Guy Richie sensibilities. As he
Diary of a Teenage Girl from the very first frame is presented as an exploration into the sexual life of a 15-year-old girl growing up in mid-seventies San Francisco.
What is so frustrating is that hoards of people are watching Fast & Furious 6 or This is the End instead of watching something smart, sexy and really interesting like The East. I had the chance to speak with co-writer, producer and star of The East, Brit Marling, at this year’s SXSW. She delivers her