GLADIATOR II (R) Dir. Ridley Scott Twenty years later, there is still plenty of strength and honor in the Roman Empire to fight for, only with more special effects and a more powerful focus on the need for a free Republic…and Paul Mescal’s neck muscles. Grade (3.5 / 5.0) Ask anyone who is a […]
The simple nature in which actress/producer and now first time director, Swati Bhise tells the epic story of Warrior Queen Rani Lakshmibai doesn’t do history or legend justice. The script pigeonholes the film somewhere between a Disney movie and a made for classroom educational video. Bhise might not have the qualifications to send this film
Roger Ebert said, “No one can play Lara Croft like Angelina Jolie”. It turns out, he was right. Academy Award Winner Alicia Vikander (“The Danish Girl”) has struggled to find her place in Hollywood after winning such acclaim at an early age. The “Tomb Raider” reboot or prequel, is the first film to sit squarely
Director Kenneth Branagh (“Thor”) has procured the leading role of famous literary inspector Hercule Poirot for himself. A former television film based on Agatha Christie’s most popular mystery novel, “Murder on the Orient Express,” gets the big screen treatment with a cast as long as the train. There are ensembles where the cast works as
Two time Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett has elevated the films bearing her prestigious name since 1998’s Elizabeth. Disney’s latest live action fairy tale adaptation Cinderella, marks the first time I can say that Blanchett’s inclusion in a film hasn’t elevated it. In the last 50 years there have been well over 30 Cinderella movies;