The sturdiness, timelessness and longevity of William Shakespeare’s work is so strong that his stories have been catalogued and performed for centuries after his death, whether that be on the stage or as a film. While there have been several… Continue reading "Ran"
The 2023 A24 biographical sports drama, The Iron Claw, had all the makings of a huge awards contender, but sadly released outside of the window required to get nominations. Being inspired by the true story of the Von Enrich family… Continue reading "The Iron Claw"
The 1989 American coming-of-age drama, Dead Poets Society, feels like such a typical Hollywood movie, with all the tropes and tricks associated with flicks that want to appease the Academy. The story of a group of male students at a… Continue reading "Dead Poets Society"
Marshall Bruce Mathers III, more commonly known as Eminem, has been credited as one of the greatest rap artists of all time alongside names like Tupac Shakur, Kendrick Lamar, The Notorious B.I.G, Snoop Dog, Nikki Minja, etc. Being a musical… Continue reading "8 Mile"
For every award season, there is often one film that particularly stands out as being bizarre and out-of-place. Whether this sentiment comes from a subjective viewpoint, or that the film itself is just odd and quite different from the line-up… Continue reading "Poor Things"
The 2005 American psychological thriller, Red Eye, starring Rachel McAdams and a then relatively unknown Cillian Murphy, didn’t sound or appear to be anything special for the time period (not helped out by truly awful advertising that bombarded people with… Continue reading "Red Eye"
Widows was originally a British Primetime television crime drama starring Ann Mitchell, Fiona Headley, Maureen O’Farrell, and Debby Bishop that aired between 1983 and 1995. Written by crime author, Lynda La Plante, the show about three recently widowed women coming… Continue reading "Widows"
A studio celebrating its 100th year anniversary should be a moment for appreciation and reflection, but that isn’t what happened for Disney. Once considered one of the prime movie creators in the world, they were at the time plagued with… Continue reading "Wish"
Stephen King hasn’t always had the best film adaptations, but it’s always reassuring when you come across not only a film that seems to capture his spirit and tone of voice on the screen, but also a director who can… Continue reading "Gerald’s Game"
