This week, Steve welcomes back ScreenFish’rs Shelley McVea and Darrel Manson to talk about THE FLORIDA PROJECT. Directed by Sean Baker, THE FLORIDA PROJECT follows the stories of the hidden homeless in Kissimmee, FL and focuses on the relationship between Halley (Bria Viniate) and her young daughter, Moonie (Brooklynn Prince). Struggling to live week to…
This week, Steve welcomes Alan Sharrer to talk about CARS 3, Pixar’s return to the world of… well… cars! ?Lightning McQueen is slowing down and feeling the pressure to retire but does he have one last race in him? ?The guys talk about the power of mentoring, legacy and personal value. ?PLUS, their kids weigh…
The film Cars 3 opens with a blank screen as Lightning McQueen pumps himself up for the upcoming race: ?Speed. I am speed.? Sound familiar?
Over the years, the Cars franchise has been widely viewed as the flat tire of the Pixar world.? Despite decent reviews, the first entry remains one of the lowest financial successes in their canon (not counting merchandise, of course).? When the utterly unforgivable second film was released, the franchise found itself left in a twisted…
Usually, when it comes to a film’s protagonist, we consider the person who exhibits the most growth, or at least demonstrates the most action on behalf of the individual or others. Since 2003,?Finding Nemo?has been lauded for its artful tale of the titular little fish, netting box office splash, critical accolades, and the top spot…
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. We see what we are looking for; our view of a person ? or a movie ? depends, to a great extent, on who we are. Beauty and the Beast is about seeing beauty despite outward appearances. Ironically, the villagers can see only Belle’s outward beauty ?…
It?s been six years since the last installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. (Tell the truth: did you miss it?) Captain Jack Sparrow et al. are back in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales with the same mixture of comedy, adventure, and romance that the series is known for
This weekend, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (Salazar’s Revenge in the UK) comes out in theaters. The last time Disney released a Pirates movie, it was a bit of a disaster. Or was it? [Note: This review contains spoilers, and was written with the assumption the reader has seen the film.]…
Jack Sparrow is taken, body and soul, to a place not of death, but punishment. The worst fate a person can bring upon himself. Stretching on forever. That?s what awaits at Davy Jones? locker. Theologians have long debated the existence and nature of Hell. Tia Darma’s words (meant to explain why she could bring back…
The Curse of the Black Pearl began with a ditty created by?George Edward Bruns and?Francis Xavier Atencio for the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disneyland. Dead Man’s Chest early on uses Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Dead Man’s Chest” from Treasure Island. Can you build good movies from ditties? I will leave that for the viewer…
