No this has nothing to do with apes or primates as the standard definition of anthropoid might suggest. As WWII films go, Anthropoid is a dark one, it’s tough to watch for a number of reasons. Academy Award nominated short film director Sean Ellis brings the assassination attempt of Hitler’s third rank to life. Ellis, […]
Logan Lerman has long been a rising star in Hollywood. His first big role alongside Christian Bale and Russell Crowe in 3:10 to Yuma led him the leading role in the Percy Jackson franchise. It wasn’t until the indie hit The Perks of Being a Wallflower that his talent was noted by critics. A stand
It’s obvious that Equity was made primarily by women because it captures so accurately women’s perceptions and our experience in the world—at least in the sphere of business, and particularly on Wall Street, I presume. Unfortunately, no character comes across as being particularly warm-hearted and generous. Even the main character, Naomi (Gunn), is not always
I love the sheer humanness of this Japanese film with deliberate exposition and minimal music, which highlights the visual beauty on the screen and eloquent mindfulness of the dialog. Writer of the screenplay and director Hirokazu Koreeda has adapted Akimi Yoshida’s diary into a “moviescape” [I don’t know how else to put it] in which
Director David Ayer is known for his hard hitting R rated films. Whether capturing authentic LAPD portrayals with Jake Gyllenhaal in “End of Watch” or trekking through muddy WWII with Brad Pitt in Fury. Ayer enters an unfamiliar territory of mainstream cinema, PG-13 territory. “Suicide Squad” is an organized chaotic mess of superheroes, meta humans,
The Bourne series which began in 2002 with director Doug Liman instantly became Oscar winner Matt Damon’s most successful acting venture. The 2004 sequel “The Bourne Supremacy” was handed over to director Paul Greengrass (“United 93”, “Captain Phillips”) who revitalized the series. Greengrass returned to finish out the trilogy in “The Bourne Ultimatum” (2007), but
Thankfully the latest raunchy comedy doesn’t star Zac Efron, but the quality is still equally as bad. Writer/directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore have created a film aimed at young moms who are tired of trying to be perfect. Their script over exaggerates the difficulties of motherhood and life in general. In the universe of
From the directors of the found footage film Catfish (2010) and Paranormal Activity 4, comes the duo’s first foray into mainstream feature film. Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman yet again cater to high school students with a film that couldn’t be debuting at a more convenient time with the world obsessed with Pokémon Go. Nerve
I’m a sucker for a director who can take a small product and make the viewer feel like it’s a big production. Director Drake Doremus (Like Crazy) achieves this with his latest film Equals, borrowing style and concepts for his story from Gattaca, Her and even A24’s 2015 hit Ex Machina. The first half of
The rebooted franchise started to slip with Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), the new had started to wear off, I believe I said. Star Trek Beyond, with new director Justin Lin of the Fast & Furious, feels more like an episode rather than a motion picture event. While Beyond certainly gives you the bang and