As the live-action adaptation of the 1998 animated film, Mulan is, like most every Disney remake, a shallow, empty shell of its animated counterpart. The changes made to the narrative, rather than enhancing it, strip away its subversive take on…
Jessica Chastain stars in The Zookeeper’s Wife
Jessica Chastain is known for giving really strong performances in any and all films the directors are lucky to have her in. Not only did we love her in dramas such as The Help and Zero Dark Thirty, but also…
Movie Review: ‘McFarland, USA’
The question at hand isn’t whether or not Niki Caro’s McFarland, USA is formulaic. For all underdog sports team movies, from Hoosiers (1986) to Remember the Titans (2000), from The Bad News Bears (1976) to The Mighty Ducks (1992), uses it. Instead,…