It?s tough enough to adapt an author?s seminal work for the big screen; perhaps even harder for a filmmaker to follow with his own version of an already beloved adaptation of that same literary masterpiece. Apparently director Andres Muschietti wasn?t scared. But he darned sure knows how to be scary. Muschetti?s brand new take on…
Mark Wahlberg has fought Decepticons, a stuffed bear, the Taliban, apes, the Dallas Cowboys, and a host of nefarious bad guys. But in?Deepwater Horizon, he stars as electrician Mike Williams who must fight a much more intangible force, the sudden and immediate destructive fire eating through his oil rig. Based on a true story, the…
Ben Affleck had a quiet 2015 by his standards. But in 2016, his depiction as the fifth modern interpretation of Batman in?Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice?and?Suicide Squad?drew plenty of attention. And yet, the film no one had on their radar,?The Accountant, may have been his best film in years. As a “math savant” (autistic…
For our 1st ep of 2017, Steve welcomes?Kevin McLenithan (co-host, Seeing and Believing) to sing the praises of Damien Chazelle’s LA LA LAND! In a great conversation, they talk about the tension between nostalgia and reality as well as finding a balance between love and purpose. In addition, the guys also reveal their Top 3…
Warning: Huge Spoilers in this review. You will want to see the movie, if you haven’t yet, before reading on.? A week before Christmas, I posted a version of the above sign to Facebook, borrowed last year from a Facebook friend. Along with the picture, I posted: “He came to give new hope to the…
Last week, the staff of ScreenFish had a lively debate about animated flicks in 2016. We couldn’t agree on which one was best – but given that I’d seen more of them than not, I felt compelled to argue. That left me with this list of films from 2016 – and the reasons behind them….
Hollywood has played itself in films frequently. It is the land of glamor and dreams. But it can be very hard on those who dream of making it.
?Some people build fences to keep people out; other people build fences to keep people in.? Fences is a film version of an August Wilson stage play which won both a Pulitzer and a Tony. (The screenplay was adapted by Wilson before his death.) Set in an African-American working class neighborhood in the 1950s it…
I, Daniel Blake is Ken Loach?s most recent tale of an everyman who faces societal structures that are often at odds with what is right. Loach won his second Palme d?Or with this film.
Although Storks suffers from believability in places, it?s laugh-out-loud funny and can be an effective way to discuss family and finding one?s place in the world with kids.
