Daisy Ridley's latest movie We Bury the Dead, allowed her to take a new look at a popular genre. No stranger to genre films of all scales, Ridley was attracted to this project because it was a humanistic spin on the familiar zombie movie. The story takes place in a world reckoning with a disaster
Greenland 2: Migration is now in theaters. Ric Roman Waugh trained and mentored by some of the greats. Names like Tony Scott, and having first-hand experience of Tom Cruise building his 'greatest stuntman in history' legacy. Waugh has a unique perspective on what makes good action and better set
In the era of reboots, franchises, sequels, prequels, and requels, Anaconda (2025) provides a somewhat refreshing take on the endless parade of revived intellectual property. Its self-aware humor stems from the simple premise that a few nimrods, led by Jack Black and Paul Rudd, whose Hollywood
What do we do when life deals out unbearable pain? How do human beings get back up and recover when their worst nightmares become reality? Chloe Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel Hamnet attempts to address these questions through a heartbreaking exploration of motherhood,
Nicholas Cage's latest effort is biblical. That could be said of many of his performances, perhaps even all of them, but in this instance, it's literally biblical, as he takes on the role of Joseph, the father of Jesus Christ. What makes this take on the story most unique is how it pits Christ
Sometimes the best way to access the core of a film is to let it take you over completely. Locked behind metaphorical dialogue and an obtuse artistry, the key to the door is simply letting it all in and fester inside until the understanding comes to light. You can't second-screen a film like this,
There's a growing trend in cinema right now, and that is the trend of movies being fun again. Just a good old-fashioned time at the theater (or home since streaming accounts for most viewership these days) filled with laughs and action and heart that remind you why you go to escape in the first
When Margaret Atwood returned to Gilead almost 35 years later, with her book The Testaments, the sequel to her seminal The Handmaid’s Tale, they said she could never match its genius. The story more than matched her 1985 dystopian classic, winning the 2019 Booker Prize, feeling horrifically timely