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 […]
Do we really need another film about NASA’s extraordinary first journey to the moon? It turns out we do. However, the inventive Oscar-winning director behind Whiplash and La La Land delivers something unexpected with First Man. Damian Chazelle’s glimpse into the life and mind of Neil Armstrong is an intimate look at loss and suffering.
Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence (“Silver Linings Playbook”) reunites with her “Hunger Games” director Francis Lawrence in “Red Sparrow”. My expectations for this film were low due the March release date, and the Hollywood star’s last project was nominated for a Razzie. It begins with one heck of an opening sequence, the first indication this film
“Justice League” might be another clunky, dark, comic book adaptation from the DC Universe, but it’s seriousness is part of its appeal versus “Thor: Ragnarok”, which feels more like junk food. If Blanchett’s Hela was too much of a softy, Ciaran Hinds Steppenwolf (he looks even more ridiculous than the name) wields the power and
Icon Martin Scorsese’s latest film Silence is a 20-year passion project. It feels more like something he needed to do for himself (and maybe producer Irwin Winkler who calls it his best film), rather than something made for a universal audience. The 74-year-old director has made his mark in the history of cinema, and for
Ben Younger’s boxing film Bleed for This is not an awards contender despite debuting at Toronto’s film festival. While the best actor race might be a bit on the weak side, it’s not weak enough to include Teller (Whiplash, Fantasic Four), who continues to struggle for his place in the American box office market. Ben
Writer/director Rodrigo Garcia hasn’t delivered a film since his Oscar nominated Albert Nobbs (2011). Last Days in the Desert could almost be viewed as a companion piece to Garcia’s Mother & Child (2009) since this film deals with fathers and sons.
In 2007 I predicted that the success of the Resident Evil series, would lead to more films featuring characters that originated from video games. Hitman: Agent 47 is the latest in what is now a long line of video game based feature films. The Timothy Olyphant version barely broke even, and now eight years later,