Celebrated Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos follows up on the success of The Favourite and Poor Things with something more experimental with the anthology film Kinds of Kindness. Kinds of Kindness tells three stories. The first, “The Death of R.M.F.” follows Robert Fletcher (Jesse Plemons), a man who lets his boss, Raymond (Willem Dafoe) control his life, but he refuses to […]
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Civil War Review
The United States is currently going through a turbulent period in its history and politics. This political climate serves as the inspiration for Alex Garland’s near-future war film, Civil War. The United States is in the middle of a civil war with several factions rebelling against a dictatorial President (Nick Offerman). Lee Smith (Kirsten Dunst) […]
Killers of the Flower Moon Review
Martin Scorsese is one of the greatest filmmakers ever who has made a multitude of classic movies. He has made another crime epic with his adaptation of Daniel Grann’s non-fiction book Killers of the Flower Moon. In the early 20th Century Osage County in Oklahoma was one of the wealthiest areas in the world after […]
Antlers Review
Antlers, the new supernatural horror film from director Scott Cooper (who also co-wrote the script along with C. Henry Chaisson and Nick Antosca – whose short story “The Quiet Boy” was the basis of the plot) is gorgeously directed, filmed, and acted. Unfortunately, the film’s script fails to ascend to the heights of the rest […]
Jungle Cruise Review
Like Pirates of the Caribbean, Jungle Cruise is an adventure film based on a theme park ride. Disney hopes to provide wholesome family fun with their Brazilian set film. Dr. Lily Houghton (Emily Blunt) is a botanist who wants to find the Tears of the Moon tree, deep in the Amazon Rainforest. She believes that the flowers could […]
Vice Review
Dick Cheney was one of the most controversial and hated politicians in American history and his career serves as the subject matter for Adam McKay’s follow-up to the well-received The Big Short. Vice follows Dick Cheney (Christian Bale) from his days as a Yale dropout and a drunk waster to becoming one of the most powerful men […]