Nearly 3 decades of Christopher Nolan’s filmmaking journey have come to this. Since his independent black-and-white debut, Following, in 1998, Nolan has consistently elevated the standards of Hollywood cinema. This time, he has made cinematic history by creating the first narrative feature entirely filmed in IMAX. I haven't read Homer's epic poem, nor have I …
Netflix rom-coms don’t have a good track record, so I was a bit skeptical about this one. However, after a few friends said it was pretty good, my curiosity got the better of me. The blind-connection premise immediately reminds me of Nora Ephron’s You’ve Got Mail, one of my favorite rom-coms ever. So I appreciate …
Director Sam Raimi first established his career with the 1981 low-budget horror classic, Evil Dead, launching a franchise that even saw a new theatrical installment this year. Unlike many directors whose roots are in horror, Raimi successfully expanded into other genres, most notably helming the blockbuster Spider-Man trilogy in the 2000s. My most recent experience …
I'm still thinking a lot about The Odyssey, so I thought I'd take the time to highlight the composer of the film, since the music is one of the best things about it. Ever since Black Panther in 2018, Ludwig Göransson has become one of my all-time favorite composers. I actually first heard his score …
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I woke up to the heartbreaking news that one of my favorite actors, Sam Neill, has passed away at 78. I knew he was battling a rare type of blood cancer back in 2022, but his family mentioned he was cancer-free, making his sudden death even more tragic. Sam was born in Northern Ireland in …
I've been a film critic for more than ten years, and there are still plenty of filmmakers I'm not really acquainted with. One of those is David Wain, who’s famous for his bizarre and surreal comedies like Wet Hot American Summer, They Came Together, and Role Models. I haven't watched any of those, but after …
This was one of my most anticipated movies of the summer, and I’m thrilled to say it lived up to the hype (all the way from Sundance, where it reportedly sparked a bidding war) The story unfolds over just one day when Angela (Olivia Wilde) invites the couple from the upstairs apartment, the ones who …
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