Wes Anderson’s latest cinematic creation, “Asteroid City,” takes audiences on a whimsical and visually captivating journey unlike anything seen before. Known for his distinctive style and unique storytelling, Anderson once again delivers a movie filled with his trademark quirkiness, impeccable attention to detail, and a delightful ensemble cast. Set in a fictional 1950s town in […]
The biography of writer/director of Memoria, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, gives clues as to what his films will be about. Born in Thailand (and still residing there) as the son of two doctors, he studied at the School of Art Institute of Chicago, worked as an architect and multimedia artist, and is now known as a creator of experimental
Wes Anderson’s stamp (wry humor, meaningful free association, characters in caricature, intrigue/mystery, curiosity, folksy drama, to name a few) is all over “The French Dispatch,” a group of stories about a Frenchified newspaper in Lawrence, Kansas, with that name owned by Arthur Howitzer, Jr., after his father, the founder of the publication died.
There are few movies that can land a genuine smile on your face. I’m talking pure unfiltered joy coming from the creativity beaming on screen, something we need now even more than when I first reviewed this film back in Toronto last fall. “The Personal History of David Copperfield” manages to do that more than
What filmmaker Jim Jarmusch had in mind for his dry sarcastic zombie flick is not what audiences think they are getting. Let’s be clear, Focus Features edited together a great trailer, featuring some of the films best beats. Murray is here doing what he does best, along with more deadpan humor from Driver, both of
I can’t recall a film where I just as fascinated by the “Emergency Exit, Alarm Will Sound” sign on the door below the screen as I was by what was on screen. Joanna Hogg’s ‘The Souvenir,” based on a difficult relationship she had in film school during the 1980s is an infuriating sit. She cast
mother! [sic] was the most hated (and the most walked out of) movie of 2017. This year’s Suspiria may twice as hated with twice the foot traffic demanding a refund. Italian director Luca Guadagnino had already started this his fifth feature with Tilda Swinton before his surprise success and acclaim over last years Call Me By Your Name. It’s being described as an
In the hands of Wes Anderson, a stop-motion animated film with mostly dogs as characters and an allegorical theme will captivate children and adults without pandering to either. Probably by coincidence, writer-director Anderson, with the help of Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, and Kunichi Nomura, employ themes of topical relevance today: government corruption, foreign influences on
Super pigs, rapid fire poo balls with both Tilda Swinton and Jake Gyllenhaal playing cartoon like characters means this must be a Bong Joon-Ho film. The critically acclaimed South Korean director followed up action packed Snowpiercer with another thought provoking original concept. It’s hard not to like this film; it’s funny, cute, slightly twisted but
The fourteenth comic book film released by Marvel Studios has a different cook in the kitchen, but unfortunately horror movie director Scott Derrickson is working with the same tired ingredients. Doctor Strange is a kaleidoscopic adventure that aims to present the standard superhero origin story in new light, or at least different colors. The cast,