In 2005, Terrence Malick delivered a sweeping, epic vision of the seventeenth century love triangle inhabited by the singular Native American princess Pocahontas (Q’orianka Kilcher) and her two English explorers, John Smith (Colin Farrell) and John Rolfe (Christian Bale). Thanks to the experienced?filming eyes of cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki and Malick’s direction, the story beautifully appears…
No movie has proved more polarizing in the history of ScreenFish than?Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. While the staff (broadly speaking) loves superhero films and many of us love comic books, the opinions on the theatrical release of?B v S are firmly located at opposite ends of the spectrum. And then?Dawn of Justice Ultimate…
In a world divided by race, religious credo, sexuality, politics, and more,?Zootopia?smacks us in the face with a fairy tale (or dare I say, parable?) that would’ve made the Grimm Brothers proud. We’re called to invest ourselves in the stories of these animals, and before too long, we recognize that this is a story about…
Since we?re only a few short days (hours?) from the release of Avengers 2.5… er? Captain America: Civil War, anticipation for the film has reached a fever pitch. Every bus, cereal box and toothbrush seems to be emblazoned with either #TeamCap or #TeamIronMan. Tickets have been selling out at a record pace weeks (WEEKS!) before…
Poor Rey. Whereas the entire world fell in love with her character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the film seems to have left her adrift amidst the (far from subtle) questions about the identity of her parents. Still, by leaving her on the Irish Isle of La Luke, the film?s finale leaves us with…
It?s hard to look at the comic book of Civil War and accurately compare it to the upcoming film since the comics are on a much larger scale. However, for what Marvel Studios has done, comparing it to the books will really bring us an in-depth look at both and allow us to see why…
Since having a child, it has become a rare occasion for my wife and I go to the movies together. On Easter weekend, however, the opportunity for a date night at the movies presented itself. So, Saturday night we went to see Batman v Superman. In the Christian calendar, it was Holy Saturday, the day…
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice?has been hyped as the battle between the alien, godlike Superman and the human vigilante Batman. Chronologically, it serves as the second film in writer/director Zack Snyder’s reboot of Superman’s film history,?which attempted to erase the Superman-has-a-kid mistake that was Brandon Routh’s?Superman Returns. But while?Dawn of Justice?failed to deliver an…
It started innocently enough. Senior Writer and Comics Afficianado Arnaldo Reyes tripped over this quote by Zach Snyder in preparation for the release of Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice. He posted it in our ScreenFish staff chat, and the following? happened. Arnaldo Reyes: ?[Batman] is not giving people a chance? He is more than…
Here at ScreenFish, we spend quite a bit of time critiquing, evaluating, and unpacking the work of others. Some might say that we are movie critics; others might call us movie enthusiasts. (Hopefully, a few of you call us theologians!) In his latest book,?How to Be Here,?Rob Bell unpacks what it means to be fully…
