Few topics provide more openings to humour, drama and familial tension like adoption. The idea of introducing children to a new family after living in potentially traumatic situations throughout their lives does provide a multitude of avenues to consider. Instant Family is based on the true-to-life experiences of director Sean Anders (Daddy’s Home)and his family in […]
To say the DC Extended Universe has struggled over the past few years is an understatement, but Wonder Woman provided some hope for the other significant house of superheroes. Once audiences were able to get past Henry Cavill’s CGI’d upper lip in the Justice League, it was not hard to see that the standouts were […]
‘Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.’ – James Baldwin Screenwriter and director Barry Jenkins unexpectedly and undeservedly ended up in the middle of one of the most controversial Acadamy Awards dramas in recent memory. When the Hollywood legend Warren Beatty read out the wrong name […]
To imagine Mary Poppins as anyone else besides Julie Andrews in the 1964 Disney classic will be a stretch for multiple generations. Making it hard to remember that she was a beloved literary character from the P.L. Travers book series before she was brought to the big screen and eventually to the Broadway stage. The […]
One frustrating aspect of modern politics is that every aspect of a person’s life becomes fair game for the media. This unfortunate reality can be one of the key components behind why so many qualified people do not desire to enter into this challenging career path. Politicians used to benefit from the respect of press […]
Adam MacKay left his stamp on the industry in 2015 with his writing on Ant-Man, but more notably with his Academy-Award winning screenplay for The Big Short. His innovative style provided an entertaining and biting glimpse into the world of finance and the impact of the housing collapse of the early 2000s. With his latest […]
The perplexing aspect of reviewing a film like Mortal Engines is trying to get the premise of Philip Reeve’s novels into something readers can get their minds around. His popular book series builds a post-apocalyptic world that has been devastated by the “Sixty Minute War” and the subsequent development of traction cities that are used […]
