Maybe it’s a silly question to ask. We know that they absolutely can and do work, with varying degrees of success. But are they necessary? Depending on who you talk to, any film related to Hogwarts or Azkaban or The Boy Who Lived, is definitely necessary. Harry Potter fans across the globe prepare to head […]
Director John Lee Hancock has made a career of directing biopics and has had success with The Rookie, The Blind Side and Saving Mr. Banks. This seems to give him the right pedigree to tell the mythical story of Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a milkshake mixer salesman who would eventually establish the largest fast food chain in the world, McDonalds. The Founder is set […]
Cats have taken over the world. They have certainly taken over the internet with many becoming celebrities. One of them being Bob the Street Cat, a ginger tom who helped his own human through his drug addiction and homeless life. He has become the star of the series of books and now there is a […]
American Pastoral, directed by and starring Ewan McGregor, is a colossal misfire that constantly reaches for something far beyond its grasp. Based on the Philip Roth novel of the same name, it tells the story of Seymour “Swede” Levov (McGregor), a former high school athlete and successful small town businessman, whose upper-middle-class life is left […]
Origin stories have been the bread and butter of superhero movies for a long time. Before cinematic universes were ever a thing, the big studios could hope for is to grab the rights to a popular comic book character, give them an origin story and if it turns out to be big hit, put out […]
Disclaimer: While there are international trailers for Rogue One that have some pretty interesting new footage, they’re too similar to previous trailers to warrant a closer look. Live by Night Directed by and starring Ben Affleck, Live by Night is An adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s 2012 prohibition-era thriller about an outlaw who crosses a powerful […]
Like many Americans, I didn’t know (or vastly underestimated) the full story of Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ). We all fall guilty to a quick historical association – “Lyndon Baines Johnson was primarily responsible for the magnitude of the loss within the Vietnam War.” When we pull from our memory, it is human nature to revel […]
