Taking the crooked with the straights. That’s the best way to describe what you’ll be doing when you purchase a ticket to go see the new Power Rangers film. More entertaining than the raggedy trailers let on, but taking itself far too serious to be truly fun, the movie settles for a weird middle ground
If you ever need an example of what it means to gild a lily, look no further than the Beauty and the Beast remake that’s out in theaters this week. The live action adaptation of the 1991 Best Picture nominated film is another in Disney’s quest to make money find new audiences with their IP.
Much how I’m sure Martin Scorsese wanted it, I am really struggling with Silence, the film that is a passion project for the director. Silence is a movie about ideas and faith and I admire the effort that Scorsese put into getting this thing made. But Silence is a movie that doesn’t seem to invite
It stands to reason that Disney over the years has figured out how to make good movies, even when they are blatant attempts at just making more money. As far as cash grabs go, they probably don’t come better made than Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, a fun thrill ride of a film that
As writers, we look to ways to quantify films and performances. Tour de force, edge of your seat, white knuckle ride, all terms that have been applied to films. Jackie, the newest film by Pablo Larrain, requires using such terminology because to accurately acertain why it’s so effective you need to dip into your well
Moana, the Disney film set to hit theaters soon, is a brilliant conundrum of a film, with its wonderful score and sometimes faulty storytelling devices. It’s definitely good, but I was unsure how fulfilled I felt once I left the theater. Moana is the road trip of the Disney Princess nee future Chieftains movies. They