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Civil War (2024) Review
Civil War (2024) Director: Alex GarlandScreenwriter: Alex GarlandStarring: Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Sonoya Mizuno, Nick Offerman, Jesse Plemons, Nelson Lee, Evan Lai, Jefferson White There aren’t many film scripts written as cutting satires four years earlier that could still be considered “hot button” by the time they are released. But that’s…
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Charade (1963) Review
Charade (1963)Director: Stanley DonenScreenwriter: Peter StoneStarring: Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau, James Coburn, George Kennedy, Dominique Minot, Ned Glass, Jacques Marin, Paul Bonifas, Thomas Chelimsky Less than a month before Stanley Donen’s Charade was set to premiere, American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. His death was one of the defining moments of the…
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Monkey Man (2024) Review
Monkey Man (2024)Director: Dev PatelScreenwriters: Paul Angunawela, John ColleeStarring: Dev Patel, Sikander Kher, Vipin Sharma, Pitobash, Sharlto Copley From the moment a bloodstained, monkey mask wearing Dev Patel steps into the sweltering spotlight of a boxing ring, we know there’s going to be carnage. After a single tender moment between Kid (Patel) and his mother…
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The First Omen (2024) Review
The First Omen (2024)Director: Arkasha StevensonScreenwriters: Tim Smith, Arkasha Stevenson, Keith ThomasStarring: Nell Tiger Free, Tawfeek Barhom, Sônia Braga, Ralph Ineson, Bill Nighy It seems that there is something in the air. We are in a new era of Nunsploitation or, perhaps more specifically, Catholic-sploitation. In the past few years we’ve had films such as…
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Spellbound (1945) Review
Spellbound (1945)Director: Alfred HitchcockScreenwriters: Ben Hecht, Angus MacPhailStarring: Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov, Leo G. Carroll, Rhonda Fleming Spellbound finds itself in a strange position as being simultaneously one of Alfred Hitchcock’s most beloved pictures and one that is almost constantly overlooked. It’s certainly a well-made film, with great performances and influential visuals, but…
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Psycho (1960) Review
Psycho (1960)Director: Alfred HitchcockScreenwrites: Joseph StefanoStarring: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Janet Leigh, Martin Balsam, John McIntire Some films enter cultural consciousness almost by accident. They might not be the greatest of cinematic spectacles, but something about them triggers a nerve. A snatch of dialogue, a specific shot, a particular character. Some films manage…
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‘Hellboy’ at 20 – Review
Hellboy (2004)Director: Guillermo del ToroScreenwriter: Guillermo del ToroStarring: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, John Hurt, Rupert Evans, Karel Roden, Jeffrey Tambor, Brian Steele, Ladislav Beran, Biddy Hodson, Corey Johnson, Kevin Trainor In 2004, over a decade out from his Oscar win for The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro had directed two Spanish-language passion…
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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) Review
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)Director: Adam WingardScreenwriters: Terry Rossio, Simon Barrett, Jeremy SlaterStarring: Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns, Fala Chen Three years ago, Adam Wingard gave us big monsters beating each other up in Godzilla vs Kong, ending with a big smash fest in a neon-soaked Hong…
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’10 Things I Hate About You’ at 25 – Review
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)Director: Gil JungerScreenwriter: Karen McCullah, Kirsten SmithStarring: Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, Andrew Keegan, Gabrielle Union, David Krumholtz, Susan May Pratt, Allison Janney, Larry Miller In Ten Things I Hate About You, the 1999 teen comedy based on William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew”, bad…
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‘The Matrix’ at 25 – Review
The Matrix (1999)Director: Lana Wachowski, Lilly WachowskiScreenwriters: Lana Wachowski, Lilly WachowskiStarring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Gloria Foster, Joe Pantoliano, Marcus Chong, Matt Doran, Julian Arahanga, Anthony Ray Parker, Belinda McClory What is there to be write about The Matrix that hasn’t yet been written? The film is one of those rare…