Clint Eastwood has managed to create one of the most talked about films of the awards season, that’s not participating in the awards race. The Mule, directed and starring Eastwood, is more creative in style and content than Robert Redford’s aging criminal flick The Old Man and the Gun, both inspired by true stories. It […]
2015’s “Ant-Man” was an insignificant part Marvel universe, which isn’t entirely a bad thing. The character was better incorporated into the franchise, in “Captain America: Civil War” (2016) which is where this film picks up. So, if you haven’t seen that one, you’re already lost. Ant-Man has been absent from The Avengers films, including “Infinity War,” but
Director Ava DuVernay’s fourth feature film is based on the beloved children’s book of the same name. Debuting at a time where diverse directors are making their mark, “A Wrinkle in Time” comes to the screen on the heels of Disney’s groundbreaking “Black Panther”. DuVernay’s snub in the best director category for “Selma” a few
Jerry Bruckheimer and Warner Bros are trying to sell their military ordered January placement film 12 Strong as something we haven’t seen before. True, last year’s Megan Leavey was a different spin on a war movie with a female marine and a German Shepard, but this film is no more about horses than Black Hawk
Think of a Lifetime movie, but with Oscar winners and nominees. That’s what director David Frankel’s Collateral Beauty amounts to. If you have never seen a Lifetime film, it’s a network that produces movies that are often contrite, more focused on getting an emotion out of its audience, regardless of the means or accountability in
English/Irish Writer and director John Michael McDonagh’s films all have similar themes: a buddy system, hilarious violence and rough language. His previous film Calvary starring Brenden Gleeson, his most prestigious to date, was critically acclaimed, despite its limited appeal with US audiences. His films certainly are not for everyone, think Guy Richie sensibilities. As he
You probably have to go all the way back to “Gladiator” to find a film from Ridley Scott that display’s the quality seen in “The Martian”. Not the first choice to direct this book to film adaptation, the 77-year-old director certainly understands space and gives us a lot of it. “The Martian” isn’t a
I remember first seeing actor Diego Luna in the astonishing Y tu Mama Tambien. His career and interest in film has developed over the years and he is now presenting his sophomore directorial feature and his biggest film yet. He worked for years to get this film made; having to seek funding in Mexico, Luna