Well…is it? Out in theatres now; Is This Thing On? is a surprisingly high quality dramedy and while it’s not quite the awards bait it thinks it is, it’s adjacent enough to that territory to be one of the better films of the year. As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex (Will Arnett) faces middle age […]
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No matter how impressive the cinematic experience is sometimes the returns can’t help but feel diminished…. Now in theatres, this third installment of the franchise; Avatar: Fire & Ash is still a highly entertaining science-fiction action adventure but as it actually gives itself an out you can’t help but feel a general sense of malaise […]
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Some people say the best way to watch and review a movie is to go in with no expectations. After all, expectations can ruin a movie before you even watch it. It’s easier said than done however. Expectations can hit you from many different directions. Sometimes its the trailer that makes you believe certain things. […]
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Time travel has taken many forms in film. From time machines, to a DeLorean, a space ship sling-shotting around the sun, and even a hot tub, it felt like we’d seen just about every form of time travel conceivable. Well, we were wrong. One More Shot introduces a whole new way of jumping backwards into […]
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It’s time for the ‘Cage Rage’ to get biblical…. A remote village in Roman-era Egypt explodes into spiritual warfare when a carpenter, his wife and their child are targeted by supernatural forces in The Carpenter’s Son. Joseph (Nicolas Cage), Mary (FKA twigs) and their teenage son Jesus (Noah Jupe) have lived for years under threat, […]
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Previously on Blossoms Shanghai, Ah Bao (Hu Ge) tells Li Li (Xin Zhilei) that he’s betting on her restaurant to fail. And for these block of episodes, it seems like it’s going to go that way in Huanghe Road with other madames sabotaging her. The madames rush into her restaurant expecting that she falls apart. […]
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Every story has to have a purpose… It would have been pretty easy to dismiss this adaptation of true story Not Without Hope as a generally blunt faith based affair, but thanks to some solid direction and some (mostly) understated performances it actually turns into a piece of human drama that people can relate to. […]
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The dark and the light can coexist… With TV veteran Bryan Fuller making his first cross over into feature length fares, it’s understandable to be curious if his magic rubber stamp of storytelling can cross platforms. Dust Bunny is decided a joyous mashup of his two most popular TV properties; Pushing Daisies & Hannibal that […]
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Blossoms Shanghai‘s last few episodes have two main focal points, both involving Ah Bao’s (Hu Ge) business ventures. The first involves his dealings with Shanghai’s restaurant row, Huanghe Road and its newest restaurant, the Grand Lisbon. The second involves the garment business where, despite Mr. Fan’s (Dong Yong) doubts, everyone starts buying Sam Yang shirts. […]
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Debuting in theaters this weekend is the fan event called Jujutsu Kaisen: Extinction. I specifically use the term ‘fan event’ to signify that this does not by any means have the structure of a feature film. Unlike Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc or Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie- Infinity Castle, both of which debuted […]
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