There are few directors, if any, working today who can match James Cameron’s understanding of how to derive every emotion possible from spectacle. Now three films into his Avatar series, he continues to find new and thrilling ways to generate awe, invite emotional resonance, and visual depict action. So then why does Avatar: Fire and
Sometimes movie studios have to look in the mirror and remember who the hell they are. It’s been four years since Disney won a Best Animated Film Oscar and 3 years since they made an animated movie that truly resonated. While they’ve certainly made money over that time, I haven’t felt the kind of energy
Act two of Wicked has always been something of a conundrum for fans of the musical like me. With the second act comes three of the five best songs in the musical, including the two best numbers for the titular heroines. On the other hand, the narrative is concentrated on a relatively short span of
A House of Dynamite comes to the screen with a pedigree that few others can boast. The actors involved in this production have won most mainstream acting awards, the screenwriter wrote Jackie, and director Kathryn Bigelow was the first woman to win the Oscar for Best Director. You’d be forgiven if you thought the dynamite
As someone who enjoyed Tron: Legacy, I certainly don’t mind spending more time in this world, but was a bit apprehensive about the direction the movie seemed to be going in with its new cast. Tron: Ares is by far one of the silliest movies to hit theaters this year, and yet, never ceases to
Director Justin Tipping has mostly directed television, and finds himself returning to the big screen for the first time since 2016’s Kicks. With HIM, Tipping presents us a story that feels as if he’s making up for lost time, a movie doing it’s best to make a strong impression. Whether that impression is good is