In 1830, the body of a West Point military cadet is found hanged in the forest. Before the body may be examined by the academy’s doctor (Toby Jones), its heart is mysteriously cut out. Retired detective Augustus Landor (Christian Bale) … Continue reading REVIEW: The Pale Blue Eye (2022)
Let us talk briefly about bathos. Most people are generally familiar with its homonym pathos, which is an act of persuading an audience via an appeal to their emotions. It describes the technique of most drama, with an artist deliberately choosing … Continue reading REVIEW: Thor: Love & Thunder (2022)
James Mangold’s Ford v Ferrari (2019) feels strangely like an artefact from a bygone age, when movie studios would spend a reasonable amount of money making an adult drama with a talented director and some popular stars, a crisply-plotted screenplay, and glossy … Continue reading REVIEW: Ford v Ferrari (2019)
When NYPD Detective John Shaft (Samuel L. Jackson) investigates the killing of Trey Howard (Mekhi Phifer) by the rich, racist socialite Walter White Jr (Christian Bale), his case is torpedoed when the sole witness is intimidated into going into hiding. … Continue reading REVIEW: Shaft (2000)
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