Brad Bird makes a strong case that animated feature films are every bit as serious as works of art as any other entry in the medium. And despite his insistence that plot and compelling drama determine his choices scene after scene, maintaining an audience’s determination to stick with the story,
Netflix has released the official trailer for The Mosquito Bowl, Peter Berg’s World War II drama inspired by Buzz Bissinger’s nonfiction book. Nicholas Galitzine, Bill Skarsgård, Ray Nicholson, and Tom Francis star as college-football standouts who leave fame behind to enlist in the Marines
Ray Gunn is a long time coming from Brad Bird. The film has been in the works in some form or fashion since the late 80s. Now, it's finally here, and boy, am I happy that it is. The film blends together classic animation, film noir, action, adventure, mystery, and cyberpunk vibes into a film that's
In the wake of the success of Apple TV+ Widow’s Bay is Below, an eerie supernatural Netflix drama about a fishing village in remote Newfoundland. The comparisons between the two feel inevitable. Both share enough water-based, spooky supernatural DNA to satisfy your cravings for the Matthew Rhys
It is hard to imagine that the man who made Argo, arguably one of the best political thrillers of the 21st century, helmed Animals. Unlike the 2011 Oscar-winning drama, Animals is a paint-by-numbers drama that never commits to a single risk or novel idea. Director Ben Affleck takes on the leading
New on Netflix is "Unabomber", a feature film that spotlights the teenage life of Ted Kaczynski. Specifically his experience as a 16-year-old at Harvard. As well as the final moments during his infamous manhunt. The film, directed by Janus Metz, features stars Jacob Tremblay, Russell Crowe, and
The Apothecary Diaries thickens up the plot with some serious family and political drama in Ep. 51 "Let Them Eat Cake". Students of history will readily recognize that title as the most infamously apocryphal line Marie Antoinette spoke just before the French Revolution came calling, indicating her
"Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #1" is an intriguing start to the four-part story of the classic monster's origin.
Netflix's animated adaptation of AJ Dungo's graphic novel is a gorgeous and deeply moving love story that reminds us that grief never truly disappears, but neither does the love we carry for those we've lost. Last night, I had the opportunity to watch Netflix's new animated film In Waves, directed
