Classism is very pronounced throughout this film. It represents a time when the classes were fixed. If you were born into one class, there you would stay. (It?s really not much different that some of the attitudes many of us watched in Downton Abbey.)
I am a big proponent of Warner Bros Entertainment animated DC films. They do a way better job in storytelling and screenplay than any of the latest live-action films. The downside really is that as animated films, they aren?t all for the entire family. For instance, the Batman films are darker and bloodier and shouldn?t…
In the latest family fare from Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger (Trolls, Kung Fu Panda?trilogy,?Alvin and the Chipmunks 2?and?3), Lucas Till (MacGuyver) plays Tripp, a high school mechanic who discovers a subterranean creature he nicknames Creech, who drinks oil and lives in the hood of his truck. Displaced by the fracking operation run by Tenneson…
Based on Patrick Ness’ novel of the same name, and adapted by a Siobhan Dowd story idea,?A Monster Calls?is a live-action/animated/CGI masterpiece that shares the life and internal struggle of a tween named Conor O’Malley (Lewis MacDougall). Wrestling with his mother’s (Felicity Jones) battle with?a terminal illness, his overbearing grandmother (Sigourney Weaver),?his absentee father (Toby…
Recognized for its powerful representation of family, abandonment, hope, and redemption. In the adaptation of Saroo Brierley’s A Long Way Home, director Garth Davis shepherds Dev Patel through the story as the older Brierley and Nicole Kidman as his adoptive mother.?Six nominations at the 89th Academy Awards represent a solid resume, including nominations for Best…
This week, Steve is joined by special guest and friend to the show, Wade Bearden (Seeing and Believing) to talk about whether or not there’s a?meaning to LIFE, the newest sci-fi actioner to hit the big screen. ?Yes, the film is tense but does it have something to say? ?Plus, the guys give their top…
[Two boys] dream of life in Paris. When they grow up they head off to seek fame and fortune. They become the post-impressionist painter Paul C?zanne and novelist/journalist ?mile Zola.
Chris Evans has made quite a name for himself as Captain America and other brash, macho men. But in?Gifted, Evans plays Frank Adler, the uncle of a very intelligent seven-year-old, in Fox Searchlight’s drama about family, intelligence, and finding one’s own way. Frank raises Mary (McKenna Grace), the daughter of his deceased sister, in his…
ScreenFish is excited to announce their involvement with renowned interviewer David Peck! ?David is the host of Face2Face and the founder of SoChange.ca, an organization committed to seeing social change. In addition to our regular podcasts, we will also be offering special coverage of his conversations with other members of the film industry on our…
“It?s very surprising that these two little boys will become, each in their own trade, would become among the most famous French people in the world. “
