With all the adult themes (such as the complexities in relationships, literary references, and details in the plot), it’s hard to see how Sherlock Gnomes is a film for children, despite its being animated. Following Sherlock’s (Depp) reasoning through problems and clues is way over the kids’ heads; observing the intricacies of relationships between Sherlock […]
Zach Braff (Garden State) is behind the camera on this elderly buddy film, which is a remake of the George Burns picture of the same name from 1979. Batman’s most trusted cohorts Alfred Pennyworth and Lucius Fox, also known as Sir Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman, reunite on their six collaboration. I’ve referred to this
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
Paolo Sorrentino presents Youth, much like a classic Italian filmmaker from the 1950s. It’s an art film for sure, but Sorrentino’s original script offers much more than just stunning Switzerland visuals and curious cinematic metaphors. It’s the cast, including a memorable performance from double Oscar winner Michael Caine (The Dark Knight, The Last Witch Hunter),
With the 22nd Annual Austin Film Festival kicking off Friday, the lackluster year of unique, original and meaningful film is about to get a big Texas boost. Typically AFF debuts a few awards contenders, but this year their slate is bigger and better than ever.
This is the first new franchise Vin Diesel has appeared in since 2008. Diesel’s work for the past decade is full of “Fast & Furious” sequels with some “Riddick” sequels thrown in. “The Last Witch Hunter”, which is basically inserting Diesel into an “Underworld” type franchise, is set up for further installments.
At first, when Kingsman moved from fall 2014 to winter 2015, I worried it was because there was something wrong with the film, as is usually the case for a date change. However, Matthew Vaughn’s first film since X-Men: First Class (only his 5th to date) is anything but a problem; it’s the solution for