At fifty-six, Denis Villeneuve has built up a substantial filmography, with movies such as Prisoners, Sicario, Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, and, of course, Dune. Dune: Part Two is his biggest achievement yet. Right from the beginning, five minutes into the … Continue reading Dune: Part Two Review This review contains spoilers.
When fourteen year old Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley, her life changes forever. Her parents worry when she moves to America to be with him that she will become enmeshed in the drug-frenzied world of Rock n’ Roll, but something … Continue reading Sofia Coppola Outdoes Herself Once Again with ‘Priscilla’ While not painting either Priscilla nor Elvis as villain or hero, Coppola sensitively portrays the infamous relationship that began when Priscilla was just fourteen and lasted ten years.
By now I’m sure we have all seen the Wes Anderson videos sweeping across the internet. Colourful, symmetrical videos, all overlaid with the jaunty tune of Alexandre Desplat’s ‘Obituary,’ and all captioned along the lines of ‘Vacations but Make It … Continue reading Asteroid City: Infinity, Performance, and the Meaning of Life Why Wes Anderson is, and always has been, more than just a trend.
Photo credit: Jake Sully in 20th Century Studios’ AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. ©2022 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved. In the years since the humans were defeated on Pandora, Jake Sully (played by … Continue reading Avatar: The Way of Water Review For sheer ambition and technological innovation alone, the film is essential viewing.
It is no wonder that Elvis (2022), directed by Baz Luhrman, is an eccentric biopic of the iconic Elvis Presley. With Lurhman’s other well-known adaptations of The Great Gatsby (2013) and Romeo + Juliet (1996), it is no surprise that … Continue reading Elvis: Integrity has Left the Building Film Review
If you are a lover of film, you may have heard of Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Directed by Céline Sciamma and released in 2019, this French historical romance has been hailed by many critics as the definition of … Continue reading In Her Eyes: The Female Gaze in Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) A Film Essay
In an industry increasingly saturated with the shallow and uninspired content of the superhero genre, spine-chiller extraordinaire Jordan Peele, writer and director of Get Out and Us, returns to provide a welcome respite from caped crusaders with a thrilling, nuanced … Continue reading NOPE: Spectacle, Art, and a Flying Saucer Film Review
There are two distinctly different films packed into the eighty-three minute runtime of Saint Maud (Rose Glass, 2019). One is a suffocating psychological drama about the festering, corruptible nature of Christian faith in an isolated mind, while the other seeks … Continue reading Saint Maud // Review
Loveable goofballs Bill S. Preston Esq. (Alex Winter) and Ted ‘Theodore’ Logan (Keanu Reeves) first graced our screens over 30 years ago in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (Stephen Herek, 1989). When we first met them, the two best friends … Continue reading Bill & Ted Face the Music // Review
●●●○○ If you’re desperate for a cinematic experience just for the sake of feeling something in these dreary times, you could do a lot worse than Derrick Borte’s tentative venture into suspenseful psychological thrills. Be advised however – it is … Continue reading Unhinged // Review
We’ve all seen the sensationalist news stories about former child stars. From breakdowns and bankruptcy to jail time and drug overdoses, the tabloids have always been filled with the troubling tales of once beloved actors. But the media rarely shares … Continue reading Showbiz Kids // Review
Remakes of films are rarely wanted or needed, and Flatliners (Niels Arden Oplev, 2017) is no exception. The story is fundamentally the same as Joel Schumacher’s Flatliners (1990), with most of the changes made to the characters and visual style … Continue reading Flatliners: Original vs Remake