Diane Review: Small But Mighty
Diane is a small drama. This is not a comment on the talent on the screen or behind the camera. Rather, it describes the intimacy of a focused character study of one woman at a particular time in her life.
Diane is a small drama. This is not a comment on the talent on the screen or behind the camera. Rather, it describes the intimacy of a focused character study of one woman at a particular time in her life.
After Dumbo and Aladdin and The Lion King (not to mentions all those already made previously), are there any animated movies – Disney or otherwise – actually unlikely or unable to be remade in live-action?
In a post-credits message, Hotel Mumbai acknowledges that certain details of the film were enhanced or fabricated, but the heart of the story and the integrity of the characters has been maintained. (I’m paraphrasing.) While...
In 1941, Walt Disney Productions and RKO released Dumbo, the story of a flying elephant with mommy issues. Running just over an hour, the film about a floppy-eared pachyderm and a bunch of circus performers has become an animated ...
With his new horror film Us, Jordan Peele taps into the very primal fear of being threatened or replaced by someone who may look just like you on the outside, but is decidedly different on the inside. This brings to mind some othe...
Jordan Peele set his own bar incredibly high with his directorial debut, Get Out. Though thematically a big departure, Us shows that Peele’s strong voice as a terror craftsman is not just limited to one category of horror fi...
This Sunday is St. Patrick’s Day, the time of year when it’s most socially acceptable to indulge in the devil’s water. This brings to mind some of our favorite movie and TV moments involving alcohol. Let’s ...
Certain themes in human suffering are consistently repeated and seemingly unavoidable. Transit impeccably highlights the experiences of refugees by creating a world that is, sadly, timeless.
The Aftermath reflects on what could have been a fascinating period, the window following the Second World War, where the challenges of building peace proved to be even more morally complicated than the seemingly simple process of...
After her Oscar win for Room, Brie Larson jumped right into the gargantuan Kong: Skull Island and is now headlining a mega-budget Marvel superhero flick. Our Roundtable this week looks at other actors who’ve made the leap fr...
I knew little going into Triple Frontier save for the obvious. The film is being released theatrically for a short window before hitting Netflix, it’s directed by J.C Chandor (whose Margin Call, All Is Lost and A Most Violen...
High school isn’t easy, and high school movies have always tried to capture that uniquely uneasy feeling. Giant Little Ones is a drama about going through the social growing pains of gaining autonomy and all that involves, b...