The story of Christ has been told cinematically countless times, though in terms of feature animation, this is the first one I’ve seen so far. Created by South Korea’s Mofac Animation and later acquired by Angel Studios for US distribution, what’s unusual about this one is that it’s got Charles Dickens in it. Apparently, the …
Tag: Kenneth Branagh
FlixChatter Review: A Haunting In Venice (2023) – Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot’s latest murder mystery is opulently spooky
It seems that a lot of thrillers I’ve seen lately involve protagonists in retirement who somehow get cajoled into action once more due to an unforeseen circumstance. Kenneth Branagh’s third installment of Agatha Christie’s adaptation is set in post-WWII Venice where Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (Branagh donning his giant curly mustache once more) spends his …
FlixChatter Review: Death on the Nile (2022)
Kenneth Branagh's first Agatha Christie adaptation, Murder in the Orient Express, was a modest success (worldwide gross total of over $350mil million against a production budget of $55mil), so it's no surprise that the sequel got green-lit soon after. Well, this movie was supposed to come out in 2019, but then filming issues, then Covid …
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FlixChatter Review: BELFAST (2021)
I am drawn to films that are personal to the filmmaker, and when that said filmmaker is Sir Kenneth Branagh, well it adds another layer of intrigue. As the title says, the film is set in the capital of Northern Ireland. I'm not too familiar with the Troubles, that is the tumultuous period of ethno-nationalist …
Musings on Christopher Nolan’s TENET (2020)
If you've been reading my blog long enough, you know that Christopher Nolan is one of those filmmakers whose films I always anticipate. Even if I don't end up loving the film (*cough* Interstellar *cough*), I still consider his film release as an 'event' and this one is no different. The repeated delays–it was supposed …
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FlixChatter Review: Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
There are films you'd readily see just for the cast and this is one such a film. I'm familiar with Agatha Christie's work though I can't claim I've actually finished even one of her books from start to finish. I did however, see the episode from British ITV production of the Agatha Christie series starring David …
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FlixChatter Review: DUNKIRK (2017)
After three super hero and two sci-fi films, Christopher Nolan is ready to tackle a war genre. Of the current well-known directors working in Hollywood today, Nolan might be the most popular among movie fans. He’s able to secure $150mil for his latest picture and he didn’t need to cast any big named stars to …
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