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 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"
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"
There have been plenty of movies that have highlighted the Holocaust, enough so that they have become a staple in Hollywood history and especially at the Oscars. Whether it was the emotional turmoil of Sophie’s Choice, the soul-crushing struggle of… Continue reading "The Zone of Interest"
While a lot of William Shakespeare’s most famous pieces of literature have been re-adapted and cinematically portrayed several times from several different perspectives throughout history, Othello is very rarely within that camp. While everybody has more than likely seen a… Continue reading "Othello"
The 2005 political action thriller, V for Vendetta, seems on the surface to be an exploitative anti-establishment flick that takes pleasure in riling up the masses, but actually doesn’t come across as so mindlessly destructive when watching. Based on the… Continue reading "V for Vendetta"
Hollywood can be a pretty brutal industry, and more often than not, talented people who deserve a chance to showcase their abilities never get the opportunity to due to the simple fact that they just don’t catch on in the… Continue reading "The Fall Guy"
While most old Disney films were highly regarded by critics and audiences when they were released, the 1991 animated film, Beauty and the Beast, was a film that did a lot for Disney and even animation in general, especially in… Continue reading "Beauty and the Beast"
The 2000 Miramax romance film, Chocolat was a film that proved to be a modest success amongst audiences, and since Miramax was still connected with Harvey Weinstein at the time, it secured several big Oscar nominations like Picture, Screenplay and… Continue reading "Chocolat"
