Of course, Tom Cruise is going to space in the latest trailer for Top Gun: Maverick. Or at least that’s what the final shot strongly implies. Already one of the most anticipated movies of 2020, Top Gun: Maverick returns to the world of the U.S. Air Force and dog fights that Tony Scott popularized in the original...
‘1917’ takes an intimate humanist approach to war epics to often staggering results, the proven pairing of Sam Mendes and cinematography Roger Deakins impress top technicians working at the top…
Like Adam McKay before him, Jay Roach has shifted from the world of comedy to that of the didactic and politically-tinted American drama and with the effective and affecting Bombshell, his…
MARTIN SCORSESE’S “THE IRISHMAN” EARNS MOST NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2019 SEATTLE FILM CRITICS SOCIETY AWARDS “The Irishman” scores 10 nominations, while Bong Joon-ho’s acclaimed “Parasite” follows with 9. ‘Twas a year of heavy hitters at this year’s Seattle Film Critics Society with The Irishman, Parasite, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood scooping up a...
35 years after Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd, Harold Ramis introduced the world to ectoplasm, Slimer, Proton Packs and the “Ghostbusters” theme song, Ghostbusters: Afterlife is here to capitalize on that sweet sweet nectar of 80s nostalgia all over again. Following in the aftermath of Paul Feig’s financially disappointing female-led Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, Afterlife pivots...
Two years ago, Wonder Woman proved that a female-led superhero movie was not destined for poor box office returns and critical lashings, the Patty Jenkins-directed big-screen debut becoming the DCEU’s biggest success at the time. Though the film wasn’t perfect, there was plenty to enjoy and fans were eager to see more of Gal Gadot’s...
Clint Eastwood can’t hide his absolute disdain for the media in cogent but flat biopic Richard Jewell, which tells the story of a low-rent security guard who stumbles across a…
Céline Sciamma’s simmering Portrait of a Lady on Fire burns with a quiet feminine passion. In 1770, two young women confront love and lust in each other’s arms, as a…
When The Aeronauts lifts off the ground, the film from Tom Harper truly does take off. Down on ground-level, everything is a bit more sour than soar though. Benefitting from…
2019 delivered three Disney live-action remakes, Dumbo, Aladdin, and Lion King, and all three were big old failures in my book. This despite the fact that they made jaw-dropping amounts of cash at the international box office. If this latest look at Mulan is any indication of things going forward, perhaps the studio has found...