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…
Fifteen years ago, Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson delivered?Zoolander, a film that ridiculously satires our thoughts on beauty, modeling, and humanitarian inclinations. It was dumb – but it seemed to be dumb on purpose. In fact, it was critically and commercially a success! But fifteen years later,?Zoolander No. 2?comes across much like the signs that…
On Tuesday, I posted the first teaser trailer for the upcoming Beauty and the Beast live-action film from Disney. Several major websites have reported this week the new teaser?was view a record 91.8 million times the first twenty-four hours it was online. The most recent record holder was The Force Awakens, which was viewed some…
Manhattan Night is a trip back into the feel of classic noir. This film has the hard-nosed, soft-hearted protagonist pulled into a world of twisted characters and a very twisted plot by a femme fatale. He must try to set things right without losing either all that he holds as valuable or his life.
Ice Cube and Kevin Hart are back in the sequel to Tim Story’s 2014 cop comedy,?Ride Along. James (Cube) is on the hunt for bigger and bigger criminal fish to fry, when his soon-to-be brother-in-law, Ben (Hart), steps in to save the day – and, in the process, gets James’ partner (Tyrese Gibson) shot. Soon,…
Pierre (Anton Yelchin) arrives back in his hometown after his parents die. Soon, he’s drawn into the vortex of two powerful forces in town, and struggles to establish some element of control over his own life. The first force is one of mysterious beauty, Stella (Zooey Deschanel), and the second is one of anger and…
he film is a coming of age story, but it looks at that concept through Paul?s attempts to be a good person?to his mother, to someone he doesn?t know, to a girl who he wants for his own. But just trying to be a good person does not always lead to happiness.
To quote Barney (not the purple one, but the?HIMYM?one),?In the Heart of the Sea?is… legendary. It tells the story of the story?behind?Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, that of the 1820 (mis)adventures of the whaling ship Essex. Off the coast of Nantucket (where all the good whaling stories live!) the Essex encounters excitement and tragedy in pursuit…
As is often the case with Malick?s films, Knight of Cups is an immersive experience. It is best approached not with logic or by seeking symbols to interpret (at least not at first viewing).
Here we are again. It?s been a rough few months for horror fans, and once again, we must say goodbye to another horror icon. This time, we pay tribute to Angus Scrimm, better known as Phantasm?s mystical mortician, The Tall Man. An aptly (if simply) named villain, Tall Man Scrimm measured in at 6?4??, a…
