Film Review

Maleficent remains one of the stronger entries in Disney's never-ending list of live-action remakes and adaptations. It completely flipped the Sleeping Beauty tale we were told as children. A story of a cruel and powerful witch who cursed…

Blade is a film, that’s for sure. Is it a good film? Well, it depends. As a lover of all things weird and horror-aligned, it’s a wonder that I hadn’t watched Blade until very recently, but, for better or worse, I’m absolutely delighted…

When Wallace and Gromit film A Close Shave debuted in 1995, Aardman didn't know that a supporting character would become a breakout success. After making his first appearance 24 years ago, Shaun the Sheep has gone on to star in his own TV…

Filmmaking is fluid. Some films utilize music as the basis for its narrative, while others don’t utilize a score at all. Portrait of a Lady on Fire doesn’t need a score just as much as The Song of Names finds importance in one. And…

Apparently, it is not too creepy and too kooky nor is it too mysterious and spooky to revisit the antics regarding one of America's favorite ghoulish families from the world of the comic strips and 1960s nostalgia television. Gomez,…

In Hollywood, it is hard to think of a longer-lasting creative partnership than Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro. Having already made eight films together since 1973, The Irishman is their first collaboration since 1995's Casino. It also…

Two years ago, Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike was highlighted at the London Film Festival with Blade of the Immortal. The comic book adaptation was a notable achievement in Miike's career, as it marked his 100th film. This year, he…

Directed by Can You Ever Forgive Me? director Marielle Heller, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood stars Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys and Chris Cooper. Inspired by a real-life magazine article, the film follows writer Lloyd (Rhys) as he is sent…

When last seen on the big screen this year the omnipresent Will Smith was a decorative bright blue genie granting whimsical wishes in the live action edition of Disney's treasured Aladdin. In director Ang Lee's suspenseful sci-fi thriller…

Don't let the fact Le Mans '66 (2109) - the new action sport's drama by American director James Mangold - is about cars put you off. Even for non-pretol-heads, the real-life bio-pic about car designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and hot…