Knowing zero about Daniel Radcliffe’s latest film, it opens with the bearded actor flying a small plane. We quickly assess that he is alone in the plane, flying at night, and begins speaking to his wife via Wi-Fi. I kept waiting for the scene to end and the plane to descend, but that never happened. […]
Most of the time, I can spot a first-time feature film director without looking. More often than not, those directors come from short films. The reason I can spot this is the simplicity in the narrative, which is what Imperium drowns in. Directors like Jeff Nichols make small-budget films feel humongous in scope on a
Never has a film used farts or farting with such vigor and purpose. “Swiss Army Man” will not appeal to certain audiences, it will repeal and confuse those unwilling or unable to see a deeper meaning. Others who can understand the films twisted, but psychological undertones, layered meanings about friendship and living life to the
You may not know who Jon M. Chu is, you probably haven’t seen any of his movies. He is the director behind such reboots like Jem and the Holograms (18% on rottentomatoes.com), sequels such as G.I. Joe: Retaliation (28%), but let us not forget his historic collaborations with Justin Bieber on “Believe” and “Never Say
Turning Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein into an action movie is exactly the dumb idea screenwriter Max Landis (American Ultra) and director Paul McGuigan (Push) took all the way to the big screen. There is a reason Victor Frankenstein didn’t bow during the Halloween season; its narrative atrocity is certainly hoping to be lost in the fray