There have been a lot of well-known animation mascots throughout history and just as many have been forgotten to time, but if someone had grown up during the golden age of American animation, no one would’ve ever expected the Looney… Continue reading "The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie"
Disney has released plenty of unpopular movies in the past, but their latest film, Snow White, may be their most egregious example yet. These live-action remakes of their classic animated library have been rightfully criticized for lazily banking on nostalgia,… Continue reading "Snow White"
A lot of people were really excited when they heard that director Bong Joon Ho would be releasing another English-language picture in 2024 starring big hit actors like Robert Pattinson, Mark Ruffalo, Toni Collete, and Steven Yeun titled Mickey 17.… Continue reading "Mickey 17"
Christopher Nolan got off to a pretty good start as a filmmaker with Memento. While this technically wasn’t his first feature (with that being the 1998 short crime thriller, Following), it was the first to get him significant attention, as… Continue reading "Memento"
The Notebook still stands as one of the quintessential romances of Hollywood history, and considering how prevalent the genre is, that isn’t something to sneeze at. Based on a 1996 Nicholas Sparks novel of the same name, a lot of… Continue reading "The Notebook"
The 2024 music biopic, A Complete Unknown, showcases the legacy of famed folk singer, Bob Dylan. Being distributed by Searchlight and based on the 2005 book, Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald, making a film about one of the most… Continue reading "A Complete Unknown"
Wallace & Gromit will forever be icons of British pop culture, so much so that people were eagerly awaiting their latest return when it was announced that a new feature film was set to be released on Netflix in early… Continue reading "Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl"
The 2024 experimental body horror film, The Substance, is a perfect example of a movie taking a risk and being rewarded for it, even if it comes with a few caveats. Being an international co-production distributed by the small streaming… Continue reading "The Substance"
The British musical period drama, Oliver! managed to repeat the success of previous cinematic musicals and soared into the pages of film history for its multiple Oscar wins (earning 11 nominations and taking home six wins including Best Director, Score,… Continue reading "Oliver!"
Christmas films can be a dime-a-dozen and sometimes only exist to create some harmless festive cheer and spout an obvious message. While that could be seen as pandering and very limiting (which it is in some respects), a good handling… Continue reading "A Boy Called Christmas"