This magical, musical animation from Disney incorporates folklore and myth to tell a story about identity with reverence for history and the preservation of the world. It’s a hero’s—actually, a heroine’s—journey where she must go out into the world far beyond her safe island and undergo many trials to save her people and their land. […]
It’s Oscar season, all those gripping and emotional true stories hitting theaters, rescuing viewers from a summer of sequels. However, we must keep in mind that not all ticket buyers want to be enlightened, some don’t want to leave the multiplex with warm hearts, which is why the sequel to the 2003 raunchy comedy exists.
Sure, Brad Pitt is in Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Contact) latest film, the movie and tabloid star even gets the most screen time and drives the narrative. However, the only thing you will be talking about after the movie is Marion Cotillard (Inception, La Vie en Rose). The first and only French actress to win
It’s been 16 years since Warren Beatty starred in a film, since 1998’s Bulworth that he was behind the camera. Rules Don’t Apply is Warren Beatty for a new generation, and it’s a disappointing reintroduction. This throwback to classic Hollywood has a lot of problems in front and behind the camera, but most of its
To say that fashion designer Tom Ford has grown as a filmmaker since A Single Man (2009) would be a dangerous understatement. Ford delivers a masterful thriller adapting Austin Wright’s “Tony & Susan” into not just one of the best films of the year, but an infectious presentation of art and noir. Nocturnal Animals is
There are so many reasons to see this fascinating documentary about a Mongolian girl. First is the cultural lesson about eagle hunters who capture an eagle—preferably an eaglet in a nest—develop a nurturing relationship with it, and train it to catch food in the winter. Another reason to see it is the remarkable story of
“In keeping with Channel 40’s policy of bringing you the latest in ‘blood and guts’, and in living color, you are going to see another first—attempted suicide.” Christine is a powerful film about the effects and too often untreated form of depression, if that’s in fact what news reporter Christine Chubbuck was suffering from. Rebecca
I’ve been frustrated by two time Oscar winning director Ang Lee’s films before, but the disaster now known as Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk reaches new depths. Disclaimer, I saw the film in regular 2D presentation, not the 120 high frame rate that bothered so many critics at festivals. Lee would have been better off
Author and first time screenwriter, J.K. Rowling says “Fantastic Beasts” isn’t a prequel to her Harry Potter story, but I think fans will beg to differ when they get goosebumps from hearing names like Dumbledore, Strange, and Grindelwald. Rowling thrusts us back into the magical world of wizards with an entirely new set of characters,
First time director Kelly Fremon Craig’s biggest mistake is assuming every teenager is having a similar experience to her main character. Craig’s script casts Steinfeld (Pitch Perfect 2, Barely Lethal) in another bratty role that has quickly become her institution as an actress. The Edge of Seventeen goes for jokes on topics that I am