After the big success of her award-nominated feature debut, Past Lives, playwright-turned-director, Celine Song, couldn’t have asked for a better launching point, with her first film performing quite well from a critical, commercial and awards perspective for such a small… Continue reading "Materialists"
The success of the original 1984 coming-of-age martial arts film, The Karate Kid, starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita wasn’t a huge surprise since it very effectively portrayed the simple yet relatable story of a teen defeating a violent bully… Continue reading "Karate Kid: Legends"
After the massive success of the 2014 action film sensation, John Wick, the prospect of turning it into a franchise was too juicy for Lionsgate to ignore, especially with it being their most profitable and fertile option since The Hunger… Continue reading "Ballerina"
One of the newer Marvel films, Thunderbolts*, faced an unfortunate dilemma of coming out during a time of sheer unsteadiness for the brand, as multiple recent mediocre releases have heavily watered down what used to be one of cinema’s biggest… Continue reading "Thunderbolts*"
Despite only having a few credits to his name, Ryan Coogler has quickly become a director worth looking out for. After the small but meaningful success of his first feature, Fruitvale Station, Coogler quickly catapulted to mainstream stardom after the… Continue reading "Sinners"
In the roster of popular holiday mascots, the Easter Bunny can definitely be labelled as one of the most iconic. Originally constructed by German Lutherans as a figure meant to judge the moral character of children, The Easter Bunny and… Continue reading "Hop"
We live in a world where audiences have the power to influence how a movie gets made, especially when it’s based on a pre-existing property. The most recent example of this was with the Sonic the Hedgehog movie, where the… Continue reading "A Minecraft Movie"
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"
The 2024 Best Animated Feature category for the Oscars was one heck of a good line-up in hindsight. While each year has had stand-out examples and the Academy is slowly starting to treat animation with a modicum of respect, the… Continue reading "Flow"
The Indian historical action epic, RRR, was a phenomenon that took over the world when it was released in March of 2022. Global media has become more widely appreciated in recent times, and RRR was no exception, quickly becoming one… Continue reading "RRR"
