Sometimes, the makers of live-action short films use the strength of their storytelling skills in abbreviated form to land a job on their first feature length films—as either a director […]
One of the week’s most unexpected treats can be found via Netflix—it’s the second film directed by Steven Soderbergh using only an iPhone as his camera (as he did with […]
One of the most enjoyable aspects of 2014’s The Lego Movie was the big mystery behind what it was that was creating and manipulating the characters and situations. The reveal […]
There’s a fundamental flaw in What Men Want, the gender-reversed remake of the 2000 hit What Women Want. That film starred Mel Gibson as a chauvinistic advertising exec who, after some […]
Like many die-hard film fans, I was sad to miss Sundance Film Festival this year. It marks the start of a new year of films we’ll be talking about through […]
Although he began in films as an actor and action star studios wanted to model after the late Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan built his popularity on a foundation of traits […]
Following an attack by the Taliban while on her way to school, Malala Yousafzai became a global advocate for peace, equality and education. Her name is known around the world, thanks […]
Although the feature film Frank was only loosely based on a damaged musician who still managed to function with his band enough to make freaky, trippy music, the real life Frank […]
To make a film that examines people who have turned silicone companionship into an actual loving relationship seems almost too easy as a way to mock and belittle those who […]
It’s almost impossible to believe that it’s been eight years since writer/director Joe Cornish gave us the thrilling sci-fi action work Attack the Block, which was as much about alien dogs […]
This one might literally be too difficult to dissect even a bit without running the risk is confusing you or unintentionally ruining something. The truth is, I can hear the […]
Cold War is the latest film from Polish filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski, follow-up to his Oscar-winning drama Ida. Like that deeply intimate story of a young nun discovering the truth of […]