Remaking foreign films is always such a contentious business. In all honesty it goes both ways: adapting a narrative from one language or culture to another can introduce new perspectives and insights, and make a good story available to audiences … Continue reading REVIEW: The Guilty (2021)
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)
On the International Space Station, a team of astronauts and specialists receive soil samples from a Martian probe. Inside they discover proof of life on Mars: a single-celled organism. Once attempts to stimulate it result in the creature’s rapid growth, … Continue reading REVIEW: Life (2017)
In the aftermath of the events of Avengers: Endgame, a grieving Peter Parker (Tom Holland) must cope with the death of his mentor as well as a gap of five years between dying along with half of the Earth’s population … Continue reading REVIEW: Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
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