When you earned a reputation as being a creative that can take material that should be old and cliched and make it feel fresh and new, you’re going to be a talent worth keeping an eye on, and Chris Sanders… Continue reading "The Wild Robot"
The 2023 superhero film, The Flash, will go down in comic book history as one of the most monumental misses for a studio when it comes to adapting a popular superhero. There have certainly been worse films released under the… Continue reading "The Flash"
The 1989 American sports drama, Field of Dreams, on the surface just looks like any typical 80s baseball film, yet the admiration for this film is surprisingly potent. Based on the 1982 novel, Shoeless Joe, written by W. P. Kinsella,… Continue reading "Field of Dreams"
Japanese horror (or J-Horror) was able to carve out its own identity within the genre thanks to its striking look, the apparent ties to its own culture through distinct spiritual designs and expansive mythology, and an atmosphere that was more… Continue reading "Ring"
The 1956 sci-fi horror film, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, is one of the classic staples of Hollywood horror, sitting within the ranks of other timeless stories like Frankenstein, Dracula and the other Universal movie monsters. But while those stories… Continue reading "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"
The original 1988 supernatural comedy, Beetlejuice, was a great introduction into the bizarre mind of visionary Tim Burton and gave the world a movie that, while not high on depth or maturity, was rich with memorable characters, darkly humorous situations,… Continue reading "Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice"
The 2006 Oscar-winning Spanish-language dark fantasy, Pan’s Labyrinth, is often considered the magnum opus of Guillermo del Toro. Being a filmmaker known for combining brutal realism with the oddball surrealism of fantasy in a way that has captivated both general… Continue reading "Pan’s Labyrinth"
Very few movies have the kind of cult following that the 2009 animated film, 9, has received over the years. Originally starting life as a 2005 Oscar-winning animated short, it was later transformed into a feature film after Tim Burton… Continue reading "9"
The Godfather is practically cinematic royalty and is treated as one of the finest examples of the craft. Starting as a novel written in 1969 by Mario Puzo before evolving into a 1972 feature film headed by Paramount, the tale… Continue reading "The Godfather"
