In Kung Fu Panda 3, Master Shifu tells our protagonist Po, “If you only do what you can do, you’ll never be better than what you are.” Honest words, ones that could very well apply to the Kung Fu Panda…
Michael Bay’s ’13 Hours’: Truth or Fiction?
For me there’s always a hint of skepticism when watching a movie that’s supposedly “based on a true story” but in the case of Michael Bay’s docudrama 13 Hours, and many like it, the concern isn’t whether the film is…
10 Surprising 2016 Oscar Snubs
The Oscars are an event for recognizing the most talented artists working in film, but what if the most talented artists aren’t being recognized? Here are 10 different films and categories that were surprisingly ignored by the Academy in 2015.
Movie Review: ‘Anesthesia’
January seems notorious for these types of films, earning a place among cinema’s dump months Anesthesia doesn’t seem to be rectifying the trend. “Dump” refers to the increased output of disposable entertainment – a film with no huge commercial or…
Graphic Violence: A universal language in cinema
There is a great divide in the way violence is depicted in movies, which doesn’t really surprise me. Today, excessive violence in film has essentially replaced the trademarks of quality cinema. For most horror films, gore and shocking violence have…
Movie Review: ‘Boy and the World’
Of the most enduring topics of social satire, consumer culture seems to be the easiest target for filmmakers. This notion is demonstrated and deeply rooted in Boy & the World, a Brazilian animated feature with almost no dialogue and impressive visual…
10 Decades, 10 Movies of 2015
Every decade has a story to tell, and these films can certainly attest to that. The criteria for this list is simply that the films must take place prominently within one decade. So, because they inhabit multiple decades, don’t expect to…
