There’s just too many movies coming out these days. We’re over-saturated with cinematic blockbusters, VOD releases and original films from various streaming platforms. Annoyingly, many of these films are actually quite decent. So we’ve got …
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Drama
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It seems like there are far too many sports biopics that focus on a player, team, or organization, but there’s hardly any biopics on athletes from sports entertainment. With the help of The Rock, the time has …
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You might not associate Michael Caine with the crime genre, but he’s actually played quite a few memorable crooks in his 62-year acting career. From a professional thief in The Italian Job, to an avenging …
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I’ve always thought that Scotland has had an underrated film scene. Everyone always blurts out Braveheart as the first Scottish film to come to mind with a just as obligatory “FREEDOM!” yell along with it. Yet that …
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I have a special fondness for movies that are book adaptations. The world extends beyond the book, embracing the visual medium of film, and suddenly, what existed as foggy, intangible images in your mind become …
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It seems like Kevin Hart is the controversial figure of the moment. As we all know, ignorant old tweets (that have been apologized for ad nauseam) are the most important issue facing America today. Bar none. …
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Throughout history we’ve seen our fair share of dog-centric films. Hollywood knows that we love dogs, and they have absolutely no problem capitalizing on it. A Dog’s Way Home marks the latest dog movie, and the second …
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The term “Oscar bait” gets thrown around willy-nilly these days, but I think it perfectly encapsulates what On the Basis of Sex entails: it’s the stereotypical story of a great historical figure with little to no deviation from …
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The director of Anchorman and Step Brothers made a movie about Dick Cheney. It’s quite a step away from his start, but Adam McKay follows up 2015’s The Big Short with Vice. With Steve Carell …
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Though Steve Carell has made a concerted effort in recent years to pivot towards dramatic roles, 2018 has been the most drastic shift for him, with Beautiful Boy, Vice, and Welcome to Marwen all aiming for some sort …
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Lizzie Borden comes in and out of fashion whenever feminism or unsolved murders do. While it’s not particularly feminist to bash in the heads of two defenseless people with an axe, director Craig William Macneill’s Lizzie is …
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Picture this: an elderly U.S Army veteran who grows and sells flowers decides to become a drug runner in a time of need. Clint Eastwood directs and returns to act in a film that fits …
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Famous Shark Tank mogul Kevin O’Leary once noted that unions are about “the collective leverage, the power of numbers versus the power of capital.” Though quotes are often used to oversimplify stories, ideas, and concepts, …
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I always admire when individuals in film attempt to rebrand themselves or step outside of their comfort zones. For director Peter Farrelly, Green Book is his chance to move away from gross-out comedies and towards prestige pictures. …
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The dirty game of politics, power (and sex by extension) is usually the purview of men. Women are usually seen as the support system or the sex object. The new film, The Favourite, flips this …
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As a lifelong Rocky fan, it’s always an exciting time when a new film in the franchise is set to debut. The pressure is high for Creed II as it is following the exceptional Creed. …
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With more filmmakers feeling empowered to share their distinct voices and sensibilities, the independent film landscape is becoming more interesting by the second. In the end, we as the consumers win. More interesting voices leads …
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Although many look to cinema for pure escapism, it has the power to create profound statements that shed light on troubling circumstances. For Rosie, the focus is on the homeless epidemic in Ireland. And by remaining …
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Bohemian Rhapsody was bound to rake in the dough by attempting to tackle Freddie Mercury and Queen’s dazzling rise to superstardom. The film’s box office results thus far have proved that assumption to be correct. …
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Chained for Life will be playing at the Denver Film Festival from October 31st to November 11th. Head over to the DFF’s website to purchase your tickets! Some movies get their word out through boasting their hundred million …
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London Fields is based on the 1989 novel by Martin Amis and — after being shot in 2014 — has spent the past five years trying to get into theaters. With drama in front of …
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Eternal Winter will be playing at the Denver Film Festival from October 31st to November 11th. Head over to the DFF’s website to purchase your tickets! One of the films being shown at the Denver …
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We are now in the middle of the award season, the time of the year that brings us the best there is in film. It’s when the often avoided themes get their proper spotlight. Today …
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For some of you, this movie might not be a recent feature, since it was released about two weeks ago in limited release. But alas for us folks here in Singapore, it only started showing …
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We’ve seen countless period dramas from Keira Knightley over the course of her career. From Pride and Prejudice to Anna Karenina to everything in between, some would say that her work is starting to blur together after all …
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Sometimes film has an awe-inspiring quality that says, “nothing can quite recapture this moment like we can.” Damien Chazelle’s third film First Man has that quality in spades, showing the amazing triumphs of man in a tightly wrapped …
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