With ‘House of Gucci,’ prolific director Ridley Scott fulfills his own self-proclaimed prophecy that he can’t elevate a movie with his skills if the script isn’t any good. As Scott's second feature film this year, House of Gucci proves that quantity does not equal quality, and as a result, the story, performances and the overall film, suffer.
Read MoreLin-Manuel Miranda offers his directorial debut with ‘tick, tick…BOOM!’ which is an electrifying film encouraging all of us to ask ourselves: what do we do with our time that we have?
Read MoreGhostbusters: Afterlife” feels more like a sequel to “The Goonies” than a “Ghostbusters” film, and that’s when the movie truly shines. While the callbacks to the original film didn’t really work, Afterlife still manages to be a good time thanks to the lead performances of Carrie Coon, Paul Rudd and McKenna Grace.
Read MoreBefore international stardom, Venus and Serena Williams were two girls from Compton, California, starting out on their road to greatness. The road in question, meticulously planned by their father and coach Richard Williams, is exactly what we see in Reinaldo Marcus Green’s latest sports biopic turned family drama, ‘King Richard’.
Read MoreIn ‘Finch’, Hanks is stranded again, this time in a dystopia where radiation has killed most of life on earth, with a dog as his best friend. Hanks plays Finch Weinberg, one of the last humans on Earth slowly dying of radiation poisoning. While Finch contains a terrific performance from Tom Hanks and stark cinematography, the movie’s predictable re-tread of survival drama tropes makes it a tiring watch instead of a compelling one.
Read MoreSpencer is precisely the kind of film that the Academy goes crazy for: a period piece that focuses on a real, iconic historical figure; a commanding lead performance in said role; and its lush production design, with costumes and locations that brilliantly evoke the time period in which it is set. But often - as is the case with other past Academy darlings - the film is a tedious chore. Spencer is, sadly, no exception to the rule.
Read MoreEven those not familiar with Hebert’s classic work, will not be blinded to the fact that ‘Dune’ is easily one of the best films of the year so far. Brought to you by visionary Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, this epic story is brought to life on such an incomprehensibly grand scale, it becomes completely mesmerizing.
Read MoreThe followup to 2018’s ‘Halloween’ offers a much more brutal and superhuman Michael Myers than we have ever seen before! But does that translate well in this franchise? This second film in the most recent reboot may seem fun at first glance but is really just a bloated mess due to a poor script and some very lacklustre acting.
Read MoreWhether it’s a spiritual appreciation for the animal, the urge to hang one up above a fireplace, or the fear of becoming a victim on its kill list, there is a very real American fixation with deer; it’s a twisted, overly-serious obsession with of the horned animal that serves as the central terror Scott Cooper’s widely anticipated “Antlers”.
Read MoreIf there is one complaint of The Last Duel, it’s that this is a lot to take in. With its subject matter, intense action packed finale, and two and a half hour run time, this might not be for everyone, but with an all-star cast and one of the best screenplays of the year, Ridley Scott’s historical drama is the biggest surprise of 2021 so far.
Read MoreA film that prides itself on being the first Black-Western, ‘The Harder They Fall’ is a viciously brutal and wildly captivating adventure from start to finish, boasting incredible performances from the whole ensemble that bring their characters to life in the most entertaining of ways.
Read MoreThe release of A24’s ‘Lamb’ has been chortled over on social media and through the film industry’s game of telephone, its unique premise is slightly overshadowed due to its coincidental inclusion within the “farm animal film trend”, and all this for absolutely no good reason- the film is a maddening stroke of genius.
Read MoreIf you thought 2018’s ‘Venom’ went back to the days of early-2000’s era superhero silliness, then wait until “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” as it cranks the 2000’s style to the max. With a B-movie style that perfectly matches its rushed script, it all ends in yet another over the top CGI battle between different colored goo.
Read MoreIn his final appearance as James Bond, Daniel Craig delivers the perfect performance and ending that no previous Bond actor had been afforded. As a result, “No Time to Die” immediately takes its seat as one of the greatest and most essential Bond films.
Read MoreMelissa McCarthy re-teams with director Theodore Melfi and actor Chris O’Dowd to once again show her dramatic chops, but while “The Starling” attempts to soar and be poignant, the script grounds the film very quickly.
Read MoreWhile the immense Broadway success of ‘Dear Evan Hansen’, may deceive viewers, look past the emotional ballads and the ‘relatable’ high school blues and you’ll find that the show is actually incredibly tone deaf and wildly misguided. Dear Evan Hansen may be the worst stage-to-screen musical adaptations to date.
Read MoreThis latest film about the life of Tammy Faye Bakker, stars Jessica Chastain in the titular role with Andrew Garfield playing her famous husband, Jim. The Eyes of Tammy Faye tells the story of America’s first televangelists through love, faith, and scandal.
Read MoreWatching “Cry Macho”, there’s the painful, almost agonizing, realization that this could very well be Clint Eastwood’s last movie. The 91-year old actor/filmmaker, who shot the film in one month during the COVID-19 pandemic, can still don a Cowboy hat and deliver yet another legendary performance as a leading role.
Read MoreSnakehead, the feature film debut of Evan Jackson Leung is a worthwhile watch. The film’s highly stylized cinematography, its thoughtful examination of an under-explored subject, and the two female lead characters are all dynamic enough to carry the film through any shortcomings it might have.
Read MoreBen Foster gives a transformative performance that should garner the actor his first Oscar nomination in Barry Levinson’s ‘The Survivor’, a career highlight for the veteran director that shows the Holocaust from a different perspective while looking to the future.
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