Creating a family film, nowadays, is a complicated feat. Kids are much more technologically savvy and there are worlds of creative content just a smartphone away, and usually for free. It takes a good story, with a strong, yet not overbearing message, and a lot of wit and whimsy to keep not just a child's attention, but nudge a parent to want to spend those hard earned dollars at the movies. … [Read more...]
How That Amazing Princess Scene Came To Be In “Ralph Breaks The Internet”
The long-anticipated sequel to Wreck-It Ralph, justly called Ralph Breaks The Internet, took last year's D23 by storm when they unveiled a hilarious, and a very unexpected clip featuring all the Disney Princesses in their canon. The clip, which shows Vanellope Von Schweetz (Sarah Silverman) meeting the princesses in a sitting room, sent the audience into roars of laughter, and the internet was … [Read more...]
“Mission Impossible Fallout” Or How Tom Cruise Schools All Action Stars On How It’s Done
It's rare that I sit down to write a review and all I could think of yelling is "RUN TO SEE THIS MOVIE AS SOON AS YOU CAN" but here we are. Mission Impossible: Fallout is the best in the franchise, by far and it raises the bar for every action film to come after it. Yes, every single one, be it Marvel, or DC, or whatever, the platinum standard has been set. This is Christopher McQuarrie telling … [Read more...]
REVIEW: LEAVE NO TRACE leaves one on the soul
Filmmaker Debra Granik constantly strives to infuse her magnificent works with authenticity, eloquently capturing tremendously moving portraits of her subjects. She often grounds the narrative in very real, intensely relevant aspects of marginalized societies. Whether it be focusing her lens on fringe communities (as in WINTER’S BONE) or overlooked and unappreciated people (like the Vietnam Vet in … [Read more...]
REVIEW: SKYSCRAPER Lifts Us Up Where We Belong
There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who celebrate a movie in which America’s most beloved hero, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, leaps from a crane to a building engulfed in flames, and those who don’t. I don’t want to know any of the latter. Writer-Director Rawson Marshall Thurber’s SKYSCRAPER doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it does add much-needed flair, fire and feminism to a genre … [Read more...]
Ant-Man And The Wasp: Why The Wasp Deserved Double Billing Not Just “A Side Note”
Contributed by Mike Manolo “It’s about damn time!” Those final words from uttered by Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) during the first Ant-Man film's mid-credits scene are what rang in the ears of every fan. This wasn’t just because they were frothing at the mouth to see long-time comic book Avenger, The Wasp, finally in action, but also because 2015 represented a time where female … [Read more...]
The Incredibles 2 – The Superhero Family We Need
Incredibles 2 quenches the fourteen-year-long thirst left by the first film. Director Brad Bird knows what you want, and doesn't waste time on exposition or backstory. The Incredibles 2 picks up mere seconds after the end of the first installment, and opens as the family is in mid-fight and they begin to learn that coming out of the proverbial closet isn't as sweet or as easy as they had … [Read more...]
The Fourteen Year Evolution of The Incredibles 2
In the fourteen years since the first Incredibles film hit theaters, the landscape of superhero films has dramatically changed. Notably Marvel celebrated a 10 year anniversary, having dominated the superhero genre since it’s debut of “Iron Man” in 2008. Fast forward to 2018, and Pixar is giving us a much anticipated, and new superhero film to delight audiences for years to come- The Incredibles … [Read more...]
How Director Ron Howard and Cast of SOLO: A Star Wars Story Made It Their Own
Han Solo is one of those iconic characters that almost everyone has grown up with. Played by Harrison Ford in 4 Star Wars films, his origin story has been one fans have been curious of for a long time, even if only to see how he and his best bud and co-pilot, Chewbacca met, or glimpses into his friendship with Lando Calrissian (played by Billy Dee Williams in the original trilogy). SOLO: A STAR … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview: Matthew Miele Captures Living History In ALWAYS AT THE CARLYLE
If you don’t get that story from that person then that story is lost. There are certain legendary institutions sprinkled all over New York City with such a rich historical legacy. Director Matthew Miele has now captured three of them. Back in 2013, he took us behind the scenes at one of the grandest department stores in SCATTER MY ASHES AT BERGDORF’S. In 2106, he snuck audiences behind closed … [Read more...]
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