When we first meet Juanita (Alfre Woodard), she’s delivering exposition directly into the camera, breaking the fourth wall to bring the audience into her world as if it were her character introduction in Cameron Crowe’s Singles. Stuck in a thankless…
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle Movie Review: Ambition can’t defeat tiresome tropes and effects
One has to wonder if director and motion capture extraordinaire Andy Serkis started screaming into a pillow upon seeing Jon Favreau’s superb re-imaging of The Jungle Book in 2016. Not only did those visual effects rival anything in the Planet…
‘Maniac’ Trailer Offers a Drug You’ll Seek to Score
“It’s not therapy. It’s science.” If that’s the case, why are our leads in L.A. Confidential one moment, Lord of the Rings the next, something Lynchian right after and at least three more scenes before returning to a lab full…
‘Hunter Killer’ Wages Submerged War in First Trailer
“Sir, we’ve got a shootout under the ice.” That assessment is valid — when you’re talking about submarines. Military submarines. One of them will be the centerpiece of Lionsgate’s forthcoming underwater action-thriller from the producers of Fast & Furious and…
On Chesil Beach: Saorise Ronan Sells This Tale of ’60s Frigidity
Ian McEwan is an author whose work focuses on the intricacies and nuances of relationships, particularly in eras where communications between couples was hindered by convention. The 2007 adaptation of his novel Atonement perfectly captured the silent agreements between people…
Movie Review: The Dark Tower
It’s been ten years since Stephen King sold the film rights to his magnum opus series The Dark Tower. A decade long wait filled with actor and director name dropping, studios bouncing in and out of the funding lottery, and…
Movie Review: My Cousin Rachel
The British period drama is one that comes with a built-in formula: find a novel to adapt, emphasize the beautiful clothes and landscapes, air towards the prim and proper, rinse and repeat. When done right you have the makings of…