The story of Lance Armstrong and the Tour de France captivated the world for more than a decade. The mercurial rise and then the phenomenal fall from grace was destined to be a feature film. Now, Lance’s name is synonymous with cheating, but prior to his fall, he was considered to be one of the greatest athletes […]
The thought of another rom-com may turn some away from the theater immediately, but Man Up adds a refreshing twist to this genre that is worth a go. Beyond being a fun, romantic comedy, it gives rise to two key discussion points; one is the ‘everyman’ lead and the other is the differences between American and British romantic comedies. […]
Before the Irish band existed, U2 had a completely different meaning to the world. At the beginning of the Cold War, Francis Gary Powers (Austin Stowell) was a pilot of the new reconnaissance U2 plane that was shot down over the Soviet Union. Probably lesser known, were two other men who factored into this unique bit of history, James B. Donovan (Tom Hanks), a […]
Suffragette is a movie made with good intentions, an historical drama about the fight for women to gain the right to vote. It was a major production where women dominated the major behind the scenes roles and boasted an impressive cast about an important movement in history, though it ended up being a watered down piece of historical […]
One thing to understand about this movie off the top, is that there are better iterations of the Peter Pan mythos out there. Much, much better. Take Steven Spielberg’s Hook for instance. Much has been said about that film over the years, most of it negative, but that is actually an inspired take on the […]
Here we go again. Less than a month after The Green Inferno, Eli Roth is back, back, back! He has scaled back from the Amazon rainforest to a small-scale home-invasion thriller and added a bona fide star in the form of Keanu Reeves. Knock, Knock is Roth’s attempt to inverse the gender roles and make a thriller in […]
Lately, there’s been a trend of scientifically optimistic films, particularly ones involving space travel. The Martian is a welcome addition to this upward trajectory. Based on the online-serial-turned-book of the same name, written by Andy Weir, The Martian tells the story of Astronaut Mark Watney, a member of the third manned mission to Mars, who is left […]
Macbeth, the famed Scottish play, one of William Shakespeare’s most famous works, a tragedy about how the pursuit of power corrupts. It is a play that has been adapted numerous times and now, Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel has taken on the task of adapting the work of the Bard. This version of Macbeth sets itself […]
The madness of Apocalypse Now and the poetic reflection of Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line come to mind when watching Beasts of No Nation. This harrowing descent into the tragedies of civil war is the third film by Cary Fukunaga (Sin Nombre, Jane Eyre and the first season of HBO’s True Detective). Based on a novel by Uzodinma Iweala, the film also […]
Mount Everest. The tallest peak on the planet Earth. Despite the many risks and dangers involved in making a trip to the literal top of the world, many have tried to scale the mighty mountain, both successfully and not so successfully. Those daring to reach the icy summit dream big for certain, thinking too much […]
