The key to basing a film on real-life events is focusing on the elements that matter, and stripping away all of the elements that don’t. Screenwriter Mike Makowsky undertakes the process extremely well in Bad Education, while director Cory Finley … Continue reading REVIEW: Bad Education (2019)
Denis Villeneuve received a lot of attention for his science fiction films Arrival and Blade Runner 2049, and anticipation for his upcoming adaptation of Dune is at a fever-pitch. It’s his 2013 thriller Prisoners, however, which best showcases his strong directorial talent. Without the benefit of those other … Continue reading REVIEW: Prisoners (2013)
Let me tell you about 19th century entrepreneur and entertainment giant P.T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman). He grows up poor and mocked by the upper classes, despite falling in love with a wealthy heiress (Michelle Williams). As an adult, when the … Continue reading REVIEW: The Greatest Showman (2017)
A medical researcher races to find a cure for cancer before his wife dies from a brain tumour. In the 1500s, a Spanish conquistador embarks on a perilous journey to find the Biblical tree of life, to please his queen. … Continue reading REVIEW: The Fountain (2006)
In the year 2029 mutants are seemingly extinct. Just south of the Mexico-USA border, Logan (Hugh Jackman) – known popularly as the Wolverine – cares for a frail and increasingly senile Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart). Logan himself has seen much … Continue reading REVIEW: Logan (2017)
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