Up front, I was surprised they chose the 5th Scream movie in the franchise to go with the ‘requel’ (reboot + sequel) format since the 4th movie ‘Scre4m’ (2011) would be more in sync with the storytelling elements in introducing a new main cast etc. But I digress. With Ontario, Canada’s rollback to a modified stage two COVID-19 lockdown in …
I really wanted to like this film, there were a lot of nay-sayers and reviews I’d seen (which typically result in my wanting to see if I thought differently) but I do hope that they make back their budget. Cinematography and camera movement was interesting at times, which was what really pulled me through this undying, non-structured, story but otherwise …
After acquiring an Apple TV (that came with a year of Apple+ as a bonus) I’ve started flipping through Apple’s original content and so far the show that has captured my attention the most is the first season of ‘For All Mankind’ (2019) which explores the possibilities that might have existed if the global space race had continued and stars Joel …
While the cinematic components assembling the film were all beautifully executed in the creation of this deep space save the universe adventure film, it falls short in creating a storyline that makes you want to connect with it. Brad Pitt’s character, while well acted, is hopelessly distant from the audience as emotionless and disconnected from humanity – just like his …
An insightful and intensively honest portrayal of the rock’n’roll lifestyle. Generally, the public is never privy to the painful lives that musicians and other famous artists (including within the film industry) endure from exploitation, isolation and mistreatment during their meteoritic rise to the top. The end doesn’t always justify the means, but how the life of Elton John is portrayed onscreen …
Sometimes you read a movie’s description and you think you aren’t going to enjoy a film – but you give it a shot regardless and you wind up absolutely surprising yourself. Other times, like in the case of the romantic comedy ‘Long Shot’ (2019) you see the attached talent with a killer synopsis and every other film just melts away. …
The story revisits the 80s (literally) nostalgia from the original cartoon and brings life back to the wonder of the alien robots and their compassion to the curiosity and innocence of humanity, a characteristic lost from the previous spiraling out of control film franchise. Hailee Steinfeld portrays ‘Charlie’, a freshly 18 year old girl still struggling with the death of …
Angel/Bill, a child who lost his mother to a drug-induced accident, watches his widowed father get arrested for drug-trafficking and is left alone to search out and be taken in by the grandfather he never met – Erasmus (Steve Coogan), an eccentric cooking show host in a dysfunctional romantic relationship with his show’s producer, Paul (Paul Rudd). The film tackles …
Right down to the beautifully symbolic concluding shot, every creative choice was made to enhance and communicate the (ultimately) heart-wrenching story of the consummating evening following the marriage of Edward Mayhew (Portrayed by Billy Howle), a graduate student of history, and Florence Ponting (Saoirse Ronan), a violinist of a string quartet in 1962. Directed by Dominic Cooke and adapted by …
‘Logan’ (2017), presented by Marvel Studios features actor Hugh Jackman as the title character through the complex yet followable future storyline of some of the X-Men while really deep diving into who Logan is at the core and why he behaves the way he does. At moments, you glimpse the humane and vulnerable side of him. In others, you’re starkly …
