For anyone who was unclear about the greatness of Peter Dinklage,?Game of Thrones?seems to have crushed the remaining doubts. But since?The Station Agent, his roles in film have been mostly peripheral (Xmen: Days of Future Past?might be the exception). Now, in?Rememory, Dinklage leads us on a science fiction lark that has plenty to ask us…
The situation in Sadr City wasn?t getting any better for the soldiers; in fact, it was getting significantly worse.
While I?m not a fan of supernatural events in horror films, this film does an excellent job of building tension. This is a spooky story as it plays out.
Winston Churchill is an icon. He is most certainly counted among the greatest (if not the greatest) statesmen of the twentieth century. His voice and inspiring speeches are well known. He led Britain when they stood almost alone against Nazi Germany. And yet, no one really wanted him as Prime Minister.
The Punisher?has never been my favorite Marvel character. In a world with Daredevils, Wolverines, Spidermans, and others, the ex-military vigilante Punisher was never going to rise to the top of the list. But in Netflix’s small-screen world of Marvel, Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle is a gritty inclusion that makes sense in a world at war…
AFI Fest this year screened 137 films (93 features, 44 shorts) representing 53 countries. The program included 14 official Best Foreign Language Film Oscar??submissions. I managed to make it to 18 films (17 features) during my time at the festival. My top films for the festival were (in the order I saw them): What Will…
Justice League is one of the most anticipated movies of the year, but not because you get a DC team-up film. The anticipation comes because most people were wondering, “Will they finally get these characters right?” That, of course, was the big question going in–so much so that Rotten Tomatoes delayed their Tomatometer for the…
Before each screening at the festival there is a short promo for AFI which is celebrating its 50th year. It features its three purposes: to preserve film?s history, to honor those who have achieved high levels of artistry, and to educate. The promo has three brief clips: Robert Altman talking about his vision (preserve), Sidney…
1971 was a year of turmoil in many places. But most of that seemed far away from a village in Switzerland. Life just goes on there. But there is to be an election about giving women the right to vote. (Of course, only the men will be voting on this issue.) In The Divine Order an unassuming housewife must take on a leadership role in the women?s suffrage movement in her locale.
If we’re really being honest, I’d admit that I’m going to watch a Denzel Washington film, no matter what it’s about. It’s already been proven with?Unstoppable?(I don’t watch films about trains),?Flight?(planes are worse than trains), and?Fences?(I’m just not into films where a play is translated onto the cinema screen). But in?Roman J. Israel, Esq.,?Washington burns…
