5 Directors for the live action Mulan

With it recently being released that Disney’s live action Mulan is getting a 2018 release date with a worldwide search taking place for a Chinese actress to tackle the leading role of the titular heroine, it’s time to try to (or try not…

Movie Review: Loving

Jeff Nichols directs films with the steadiness and dexterity of a great novelist. Feeling little pressure to rely on expository dialogue or to drive the action forward without cause, Nichols creates his immersive worlds through his ability  to craft organic…

Beauty and the Beast: Official Trailer

“Tale as old as time…” The official trailer for the live-action Beauty and the Beast is finally here! After a teaser earlier this year and sneak peek images gave us a first look at the film, we now have a better sense of…

Enjoy the little things: Stranger Than Fiction 10 years later

It’s been a rough week, and that’s the easiest way of saying that it was emotionally tumultuous for many of us, readers of TYF and the staff as well. When I find myself in moments of stress or heartbreak, I…

The newest trailer for La La Land is dazzling

If you haven’t yet heard the buzz surrounding Damien Chazelle’s La La Land (including my own euphoric thoughts) then perhaps the latest trailer will help goad you onto the hype train. For what it’s worth as someone who has been lucky enough…

Movie Review: Miss Hokusai

Miss Hokusai doesn’t explore an artist’s plight so much as it explores a certain plight that effects every living person. O-Ei Hokusai, a great painter, lives in the shadow of her father’s accomplishments, resigned—as his daughter—to play second fiddle. The anime opens introducing not…

Halloween Movie Countdown Day 13: The Strangers (2008)

We’ll be counting down to Halloween with a new post each day about our personal favorite Halloween-inspired and horror movies. To read our past lead up to Halloween coverage, click here. I have a very complicated relationship with horror movies. Most…