Reviewer David Leninhawk returns with a look at Poor Things. Poor Things is an absolute triumph of a motion picture. It is an often hilarious tale of female self-actualization set in a visually splendorous world which recalls the Victorian age by way of Georges Méliès and, mildly, even a bit H.G. Wells or Terry Gilliam.
Disney’s newest live-action adaption is Cruella, based on characters created by Dodie Smith’s 1956s novel, 101 Dalmatians, and Disney’s animated 1961 feature of the same name. The movie serves as a prequel to Cruella before she became the most infamous Disney villain who would stop at nothing to skin puppies to make herself a coat
Guest writer Donzell returns this week to weigh in on The Favourite. The Favourite is a period drama directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and stars Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz. This movie follows Abigail’s (Stone) attempt to restore her lost nobility by seeking work from her cousin Lady Sarah (Weisz) upon arriving in Queen Anne’s
It’s time for another swing though the city with everyone’s favorite web-swinger, Spider-Man. Once again directer Marc Webb, who brought us the previous 2012 reboot/remake/reimagining, The Amazing Spider-Man, brings back Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, and Sally Field for The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Adding to the mix this time around: Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, and Paul Giamatti.
It could be said that Spider-man is the franchise that proved to the world that comic book based movies could be successful if treated popular. After Batman & Robin the entire genre nearly doubled over and died of shame until X-Men was released in 2000. Reinforcing the legitimacy of the superhero genre Spider-manbroke records and comic book fans