Spielberg Goes Full Blockbuster With ‘Ready Player One’
Spielberg has always dealt in nostalgia. His most popular films were attempts to remake the icons of his childhood, which doubtlessly helped them to become...
Category: Movie Reviews
Isle of Dogs Review: Wes Anderson Delivers His Most Playful, Accessible and Downright Gorgeous Movie To-date
There are some givens when Wes Anderson releases a new film. The film is, of course, incredibly funny with an eye for subtle sight gags...
A Wrinkle in Time Review: Disney’s Smug Fantasy Fails to Soar
Disney’s new live action film seeks to be an emotional voyage of self-discovery through a fantastical landscape. Storm Reid plays young Meg Murry who hopes...
Pacific Rim: Uprising Review – The Monsters and Robots Are Back. But Does It Deliver Without Del Toro?
Set ten years after the conclusion of Pacific Rim (2013), Stephen S. DeKnight’s feature film debut finds Stacker Pentecost’s son struggling to live up to...
‘Unsane’ Review: Soderberg’s Mental Health Horror Pic Will Play Tricks With Your Mind
Stephen Soderberg’s second feature after his hiatus is a psychological thriller that is at once insightful and joyously silly. Claire Foy plays Sawyer Valentini, a...
‘Mary Magdalene’ Shows Christ Through A Woman’s Eyes, But is Rooney Mara the Only Real Saviour?
Mary Magdalene is a new film that seeks to re-evaluate the role of the newly named Apostle of the Apostles, reclaiming her image from the...
Alicia Vikander is Toned, Tanned and Totally Convincing in ‘Tomb Raider’…. But is She Enough to Save It?
I am a big fan of Tomb Raider, specifically the 2013 video game that rebooted the icon, from which the 2018 movie borrows some of its...
‘The Square’ Review: Modern Art Can Change Your Life. Includes Q&A With Director Ruben Ostlund
Mild mannered museum curator Cristian (Claes Bang) is overseeing the installation of a new exhibit entitled “The Square”. The Square is a rectangle of light...
‘You Were Never Really Here’ is Another Momentous Work from Lynne Ramsay – Shocking and Beguiling
The plot for You Were Never Really Here would work well as a Jason Statham movie. Joe is a fixer, played by Joaquin Phoenix, who...
‘Red Sparrow’ Review: Sex, Violence and The Seedier Side of Espionage
Jennifer Lawrence and director Francis Lawrence reunite for an espionage thriller. Jennifer Lawrence plays Dominika Egorova, a young woman who loves her ailing mother, fears...