Thank god for Jason Statham. Maybe he is the same guy in all of his movies, but he does that guy better than anyone else. He is cool, funny, ripped, and charismatic all at the same time, which makes him perfect for roles like this. I was really happy not to see Dwayne “The […]
A Quiet Place: A Winner Across the Board
I have said it before but I will say it again. We are living in the era of horror movies and they keep coming almost on weekly basis. Surprisingly a good number of them are really good films. After GET OUT and IT broke box office records last year, A QUIET PLACE is doing the same this […]
RAMPAGE: For The Transformers Fans
If you liked the TRANSFORMERS franchise then RAMPAGE may very will be right up your alley. The movie beats the last couple of entries in that franchise in terms of pure escapism and fun but that is not saying much. It is still one big dumb loud blockbuster that offers nothing new. It is hard […]
Chappaquiddick – Fortune Favors the Powerful
I have always wanted to know the truth behind the well-known Ted Kennedy car accident. I guess we will never know the full truth behind this infamous and unfortunate event that largely killed Ted Kennedy’s presidential chances, but CHAPPAQUIDDICK, an admirable effort from director John Curran, provides some very good insight and perspective on […]
Ready Player One: Rudimentary Mechanics Within a Busy Story
It’s safe to say Ernst Cline’s gaming-curated novel READY PLAYER ONE was a home run for Hollywood; not just an adaption, but another opportunity to showcase visuals in a blockbuster medium. Following Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) in a much tattered Columbus Ohio, a virtual universe titled the OASIS has taken the human experience by storm, […]
Tomb Raider Review: Is Hollywood Running Out Of Ideas?
It is official, Hollywood is running out of ideas in a bad way. It looks like the sky is raining remakes on weekly basis and most of them are not even worth the time. This effort is not as bad as The Mummy but it is largely familiar. There are a few good moments here […]
The Strangers: Prey at Night – More Blood, Less Brains
It was really a matter of time. We are getting a sequel to every successful horror movie ever made these days and that is because we are living in the era of the horror genre. A well made scary movie makes a lot of money and draws a lot of crowds and the production companies […]
London Film Festival 2017: ‘The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)’ Review
After working with his muse Greta Gerwig on several projects, Noah Baumbach returns to his dysfunctional family roots with The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected), creating what is basically his own The Royal Tenenbaums (and that is definitely a compliment.) The film follows three generations of the Meyerowitz family, a creative bunch who all have […]
London Film Festival 2017: ‘Princess Cyd’ Review
Coming-of-age stories revolving around teenage girls are not uncommon, and most of the time, we see the same cliches that never really capture what being young is actually like. But when 16-year-old Cyd (Jessie Pinnick) asks for the WiFi password not 5 minutes into her stay with her estranged aunt, I knew that Princess Cyd […]
London Film Festival 2017: ‘Ava’ Review
Lea Mysius’s debut Ava is a daring piece of filmmaking – a confident, though sometimes wavering, examination of teenage rebellion. The film begins with a stunning shot of a French beach brimming with tourists, setting a precedent of gorgeous cinematography full of vibrant colours. This beach is where most of the action takes place, and […]
London Film Festival 2017: ‘The Nile Hilton Incident’ Review
Transferring the film noir from classic Hollywood to modern Egypt, The Nile Hilton Incident attempts to reinvent the genre with middling results. The film stars Fares Fares (who you may recognise from Rogue One) as a corrupt Cairo police officer investigating the murder of a singer in the midst of the Egyptian Revolution. What starts […]
Van Royko, co-director of ‘Let There Be Light’ sheds some light on fusion
I had the opportunity to talk to Van Royko, co-director and cinematographer of Let There Be Light, an uplifting documentary about fusion technology. Together, director Mila Aung-Thwin and Royko created a visually stunning, but very human documentary about a complex technology and the clean energy hope of the future. Thanks to Royko, I was given […]
‘First They Killed My Father’ Review: Angelina Jolie’s Labour of Love is Difficult, but Necessary
Angelina Jolie’s First They Killed My Father is clearly a labour of love and a deeply personal project for her (her adopted son, Maddox, is from Cambodia and served as an executive producer). She has been outspoken in her obligation to use her fame to shed a light on this dark part of Cambodia’s history […]
‘Let There Be Light’ Review: Big, Bright and Beautiful
Let There Be Light is an elegant reminder of a distasteful truth: we are yeast. We are continually multiplying while hungrily eating up all the available resources until eventually dying in our own excrement, as physicist Mark Henderson expresses in a grisly metaphor. Thanks to a steady diet of fossil fuels since the Industrial Revolution, […]
TIFF 2017: ‘Of Sheep and Men’ Review
Of Sheep and Men offers a sombre slice-of-life story, shining a light on the lives of sheep in Algeria, and the men who own them. (The documentary fully delivers on the expectations of its title, with sheep occupying almost every single frame.) The men in question are 16-year-old bus conductor Habib, who hopes to train his […]