In ‘The Bikeriders,’ director Jeff Nichols embarks on a unique cinematic journey, adapting Danny Lyon’s 1968 photography book, a seminal work documenting the lives of the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club. This adaptation, with its rich visual and thematic inspiration, sets the film apart. However, the film often finds itself at a crossroads, struggling to maintain […]
By now you have read the scathing film reviews, seen the embarrassing low Rotten Tomatoes score, heard from Oscar nominated actors Tom Hardy and Michelle Williams throw shade on new film “Venom”. What the heck is “Venom” anyway? For those outside the comicbook/superhero realm, Venom is a foe of Spider-Man who debuted in the comic
Christopher Nolan is one of the most praise worthy filmmakers alive. His films challenge the audience beyond simple enjoyment, despite the fact, most are blockbusters. He is also the rare writer/director pleasing the majority of critics and mainstream audiences alike. It’s also worth mentioning his projects always make a profit. That being said, “Dunkirk”, his
Don’t go into Academy Award winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu’s new film “The Revenant” because you want to see a bunch of Leonardo DiCaprio wilderness fight scenes.
Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises, Locke) is one of the most stunning, eager, and impressive actors in film today.
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.
“Fury Road” is one of the most explosive, rewarding, and action-packed films of the summer, and yet it isn’t because it manages to pull off the type of suspenseful car chase “Fast & Furious” will never understand. Nor is it simply because writer/director George Miller (1979’s “Mad Max”) understands that a reinvention is better than
When a studio refuses to screen a film for critics, usually it’s a bad sign; It also makes that movie like forbidden fruit you just want to see even more. Child 44 certainly has its problems, the biggest Jonathan Price’s screenplay adaptation of Tom Rob Smith’s novel. A good screenwriter should be able to read
Films with one actor on screen for the entire duration seem to be gaining in popularity. In 2013, Gravity was a success while All is Lost was a failure. Most of the films with just one actor on screen exist within the thriller or action genre (Cast Away, Phone Booth), but Locke, as tense as