Arrival, directed by Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners, Sicario) and written by Eric Heisserer, is an excellent science-fiction drama that offers a cerebral, grounded take on the idea of first contact. Linguist Dr. Louise Banks (Amy Adams) is recruited by the US military to assist in the translation of alien communication when mysterious unidentified spacecraft appear in […]
A Billion Colour Story comes to the BFI London Film Festival as a debut from New Dehli director N. Padmakumar, and follows the life of Hari Aziz, a child of a mixed marriage. Culturally ‘forbidden’ relationships between Hindu and Muslim people particularly are a common theme in Indian media, but to tell the story from […]
There was so much comic book news to come out of New York Comic Con. Additionally, we learned a great deal about upcoming TV shows and movies based on comic books. During NYCC, there was also some big Black Panther movie casting news. What we found out about the actors involved not only increases excitement about […]
I Am Not a Serial Killer, co-written and directed by Billy O’Brien, is a quirky, macabre thriller that explores some interesting ideas and is backed up by good performances, but ultimately falls short. John (Max Records) is a troubled teen that has been diagnosed with sociopathy, has a morbid fascination with death and is struggling […]
The Girl on the Train is the big screen version of the hugely popular book by Paula Hawkins starring Emily Blunt as the titular main character and the acclaimed director of The Help, Tate Taylor. Emily Blunt plays Rachel, a spiritually broken woman who spends her days riding the train back and forth while watching […]
Pyromaniac, directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg, is a beautiful Norwegian drama that doesn’t really know what to do with its fantastic setup. The setting is a small, secluded village in Norway. The son of the chief of the fire department, Dag (Trond Nilssen) has a secret, unhealthy obsession with fire that slowly begins to spiral completely […]
Wild, written and directed by Nicolette Krebitz, is a German drama that completely wastes an intriguing premise, because of awful execution. Ania (Lilith Stangenberg) is a young woman stuck in the trappings of day-to-day existence. She’s quiet and introverted, has a mundane, thankless job and a strained relationship with her family. One day she sees […]
