Fame can be a nightmare. In Dream Scenario, Paul Matthews (Nicolas Cage) is a family man and tenured professor who cares about his students and their education. Fumbling through middle age, he’s respectable, honourable and… barely noticeable to those around him. Suddenly, Matthews finds himself at the centre of controversy when he randomly appears in people’s…
Sometimes, the past can show us the flaws we carry in the present. Directed by Ridley Scott, Napoleon is a dramatic look into one of history’s most notorious leaders. Set in the late 1700s, Napoleon follows iconic French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (Joaquin Phoenix) as he begins his rise to power. As a young military leader, Napoleon shows much ambition and…
“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney Based on Walt’s vision for dreaming big, the Disney brand has become synonymous with trying to bring child-like wonder and hope to the next generation. Now, the company reaches the pinnacle of its 100th year celebration with Wish, a delightful animated…
“I found my voice now – a voice with murder as its means.” Something about the Irish experience has melded their idea of comedy with the darker side of life. (Note such films as Waking Ned Devine or last year’s Banshees of Inisherin.) That blend of humor and depressing may seem odd, but the two…
There are moments in history that define us all. But is it worth the toll that it takes upon us? Directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), the brilliant theoretical physicist who was teaching in the US during the Second World War. Although he gained notoriety, Oppenheimer’s personal life kept…
Eight months before the world heard of COVID-19, another epidemic was making headlines. In the spring of 2019, a global measles epidemic threatened the masses. Under these conditions, director Scott Hamilton Kennedy began an investigation into how this could happen. Misinformation created groups of people refusing vaccinations as parents feared for their children. And then……
Prequel to The Hunger Games series, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is written by Michael Lesslie and Michael Arndt, directed by Francis Lawrence, and is based on the novel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins. It follows Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) as a young man who does everything in his power to keep his…
Sometimes, it’s the biggest losers that teach you how to win. Set in 2001, Next Goal Wins tells the follows coach Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender), a disgraced soccer coach who finds his career in jeopardy after (another) outburst on the field. In an effort to deal with him, his superiors transfer him to coach in American Samoa,…
Trolls felt like the little franchise that could. With the release of the first film back in 2016, this ‘toy-turned-movie series didn’t seem like it would continue to grow with each entry. Yet, here we are. Seven years later, the release of Trolls: Band Together proves that the franchise has legs (well… hair). But, most importantly, it still…
It’s time to Band Together! In Trolls: Band Together, Poppy (Anna Kendrick) discovers that Branch (Justin Timberlake) and his four brothers were once part of her favorite boy band. When one of his siblings, Floyd, gets kidnapped by a pair of nefarious villains, Branch and Poppy embark on a harrowing and emotional journey to reunite…
