If “Dune” from 2021 was a preface, an introduction, breaking us gently into the dense universe of author Frank Herbert, then “Dune Part Two” is an acceleration. With each of his films, director, now auteur Denis Villeneuve, hones his craft, creating films with a brilliance that has lately only been seen in Christopher Nolan’s films. […]
In Christopher Nolan’s captivating film “Oppenheimer,” the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the brilliant physicist behind the atomic bomb, unfolds in a thought-provoking and visually stunning manner. It transcends the boundaries of a traditional biopic, delving into the complexities of Oppenheimer’s life, his internal struggles, and the far-reaching consequences of his fateful decisions. Cillian Murphy
It took seven previous movies for two-time Oscar nominee Scarlett Johansson, playing Natasha Romanoff, dying in the most recent Avengers film, and the #MeToo movement, to get her own Black Widow film. The male superheroes are on their third (Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man) or even fourth (Thor) stand-alone flick. In her eighth and final
“Short and spicy”, “married or dead”, those were the parameters Louisa May Alcott was given on how to write women and end her stories in the 1850’s. Academy Award nominated director Greta Gerwig brings Alcott’s “Little Women” back to life 25 years after it’s last theatrical treatment that starred Winona Ryder and Susan Sarandon. Short
Director Ari Aster’s follow up to “Hereditary” was going to be met with great expectations. “Midsommar” was already green-lit before “Hereditary” became a hit. Cinematically, “Midsommar” is even more stunning than “Hereditary,” however it’s much less of a horror film. Aster continues to explore in the tragic toll grief and loss takes on a family in “Midsommar” in a way that
Like most true stories, Fighting With My Family, cherry picks the highlights from WWE Wrestler Paige’s journey from small town in England to the worlds biggest televised wrestling stage. Writer, director and actor Stephen Merchant (you saw him most recently in Logan) contorts this story into your run of the mill sports movie, only using
Forget what you might know about Nikolai Leskov’s Macbeth story, because this not your grandfather’s adaptation. Director William Oldroyd puts a very “Game of Thrones” spin on the classic tale that doesn’t resemble the origin story. The title might drive audiences away, but horror fans or those looking for darker material than The Beguiled of