TV Review: Gotham 3×03 “Look into His Eyes”

With the majority of the heavyweights in Batman’s Rogues Gallery already introduced on Gotham, it seemed inevitable that lesser villains would also make introductions. Such was the case on this week’s episode, presenting the debut of the series’ take on…

Directors of Cinema: Episode 16 – Christopher Nolan

Greetings and welcome to yet another episode of Directors of Cinema. If you’re unfamiliar with our podcast, this is a show dedicated to the discussion of selected works of prominent filmmakers. Each week, host Matt Goudreau and guest talk about a particular…

Into the Past: Assessing Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby

After nearly ten years of production qualms, Baz Luhrmann’s The Get Down is soon to be made available for streaming. With trademark flashy visuals and slightly overblown spectacle, Luhrmann tends to be a divisive director. I’m hit or miss with…

A Defense Against the Dark Arts: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The Harry Potter film franchise is a cinematic achievement in and of itself. No other series I can think of relied so heavily on careful precision and consistency. Over the course of a decade, eight films were made retaining the same…

Movie Review: The Nice Guys

From the moment the opening aerial shots of a darkness soaked Los Angeles hit the screen, it became apparent that The Nice Guys is a film that knows that its audience has seen a thousand buddy-cop movies before. This self-awareness feels…

Movie Review: ‘The Darkness’

The latest output from horror mainstay Blumhouse Pictures, The Darkness is the creative nadir of modern-day horror films. It’s a meandering and derivative affair that ultimately amounts to soul-less imitation of countless other films in the genre. What undoes it…

Directors of Cinema: Episode 5- Danny Boyle

Welcome to another episode of Directors of Cinema, the podcast that highlights the careers of cinema’s most prominent directors. Each week, host Matthew Goudreau and a guest discuss selected works of a director chosen by the guest. For this episode, Matt chose to…