The Sicario sequel (Day of the Soldado, or just Soldado depending on where you live) dials back on the original’s complex, dark morality play and opts for a more traditional, if brutal action thriller. It opens strong and boasts some gorgeous visuals, but it’s missing the human element that was at the core of the […]
Audiences were hit with the high-powered blockbuster Black Panther early in 2018 and then had their hearts torn out with the behemoth entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Avengers: Infinity War. Thinking that might be all the superhero antics that people can handle in one year, Kevin Feige and the team at Disney seem to […]
Godard Mon Amour AKA Redoubtable is a light-hearted approach to a contrarian regime within French history. Directed by Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist), this film is based upon Anne Wiazemsky’s novel about her and Jean-Luc Godard’s dysfunctional marriage. Anne was younger than Jean-Luc when they first meet– she is 19 and he is 37. In addition to the […]
The Drac Pack is back for one more adventure in the monster mash with humanity, where the message is one of acceptance and being ‘greater than the haters.’ A formula from writer and director Genndy Tartakovsky that has managed to enchant audiences and win them over to the likes of monsterkind. With the family and […]
‘Inside every Sancho Panza there’s a Don Quixote struggling to get out.’ – P. J. O’Rourke Terry Gilliam is a name that has become synonymous with cult classics in the film industry and is known for butting heads with producers. His quirky and unique creations, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Brazil and Twelve Monkeys, are regularly screened […]
Early this year The Mercy sailed into theatres with Colin Firth sailing through the tragically true journey of Donald Crowhurst as he chose to race a sailboat around the world in 1968. This tale is a familiar journey of difficulties and challenges at sea and proves to be one of the most depressing stories in […]
Everyone intends to stay in touch with their friends from high school, but after graduation that is rarely accomplished by most. Except for a band of friends from Spokane, Washington who managed to keep a game of tag going for nearly 30 years after graduating from high school. Regardless of where they’ve found themselves in the […]
