Oscar nominated writer/director Jason Reitman (“Juno”, “Up in the Air”) takes over for his father Ivan Reitman, with a new script that beautifully bridges the first two films with “Ghostbusters Afterlife”. Thirty-Seven years after the original “Ghostbusters” raked up over $230 million dollars, spawned an 80’s and 90’s mass toy collection, Reitman has cracked the […]
Jonathan Larson, the creator of the hit musical “Rent” (which earned Pulitzer and Tony awards) is the subject of this film as he was writing one of its predecessors. He is young—not yet 30—but wants to set the Broadway world on fire with his musicals. He captures the interest of one who turned out to be his
Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast” is the likely next best picture winner. What leads to this early prediction is the old method that the film you can sit anyone in front of and have them enjoy it, is typically the one with the most votes. Branagh has gone on record since the film debuted in early fall
Based on a true story of an exceedingly eccentric man, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain is about a British man living in the late nineteenth century who made a remarkable living out of his cat pictures. The electrical part is what he feels when he is around cats—inspiration, perhaps?—which he conceptualizes as electricity. He does talk in the
Fresh off winning best picture and director at the last Academy Awards for her masterpiece “Nomadland”, Chloe Zhao delivers the most unusual Marvel film in some time. Unusual is a welcome diversion from the familiar superheroes, whose origin stories have been played out to exhaustion. While the big question of how these “Eternals” fit into
Pablo Larraín’s latest film “Spencer” is a wild departure from the expected historical biopics or the kind of presentation seen on “The Crown”. Familiarizing yourself with Larraín’s particular style is recommended, meaning you should see his masterpiece “Jackie” before watching “Spencer”. It’s the audacity in Larraín’s script that makes “Spencer” surprisingly fun to watch. In
Be prepared; this is a scary shocking movie. I was heard to yell out quietly twice. Music by Javier Navarette, cinematography by Florian Hoffmeister, and production design by Tim Grimes set the stage, along with creepy and disturbing sounds that aren’t always identifiable. Helmed by director Scott Cooper, the filmmakers have created a film that is successful in a number
The most charming and fortuitous part of this film is the opening when Eloise (McKenzie) is dancing with abandon in her bedroom anticipating her dreams coming true in becoming a fashion designer in London. She has been accepted into a design school there and has high hopes of being a success. Her grandmother (Nolan) whom she lives
Wes Anderson’s stamp (wry humor, meaningful free association, characters in caricature, intrigue/mystery, curiosity, folksy drama, to name a few) is all over “The French Dispatch,” a group of stories about a Frenchified newspaper in Lawrence, Kansas, with that name owned by Arthur Howitzer, Jr., after his father, the founder of the publication died.
It would never take much rebooting of Frank Herbert’s beloved “Dune” to be better than its 1984 disappointment helmed by David Lynch. Like “The Lord of the Rings” or Comic Book adaptions, the technology needed to be invented to match the imagination and world-building in the science fiction epic, long hailed the greatest of all