Perhaps unsurprisingly for a movie from the writer of Being John Malkovich, Synecdoche New York and the rest, Anomalisa employs an offbeat and uncanny device to delve rawly into the core of the human condition. The difference here is the weirdness doesn’t so much lie in the premise, which ...
It cleverly blends meta-commentary, humor, and genuinely distressing sequences, offering a satisfying return to form for the franchise. It ensures that the moviegoers are at the edge of their seats, as they grapple with the rekindled fright brought on by the Ghostface Killer. Actors: Neve ...
Now, it's up to the Angels -- Jane, Sabina and the newly recruited Elena -- to retrieve Calisto before it can be transformed into a weapon of mass destruction. Released: 2019 Directed by: Elizabeth Banks Also ranks #18 on The Best Movie Sequels of 2019 Also ranks #29 on The Best ...
The beauty of it is that the band members, with faces as beguiling as that of any movie star, had the instinctive showbiz wit to portray themselves as gods who’d swooped down on earth and were mingling with everyone else, the happy joke being that they suffuse every encounter with magic...
One of the smartest movies about the gig economy and our modern money struggles,Emily the Criminalwas criminally (ayyy) underappreciated when it came out in 2022. The movie follows a debt-ridden woman (Aubrey Plaza) who gets involved in a credit card scam to pay off her student loans. Thi...
Gaztelu-Urrutia crafts a dark, thought-provoking examination of human nature and the power-based structure of society. The dystopian setting and lack of trust amidst the interactions drive home ‘The Platform’ and itscritique of resource distribution and class disparity. You can watch the movie...
“Frozen”Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock Jennifer Lee’s ascent to becoming Walt Disney Animation’s chief creative officer, the most powerful woman in animation, began with her script contributions to “Wreck-It Ralph.” Lee helped shape the funny, self-determined, yet glitchy Vanellope into a su...
Russian madman / genius Timur Bekmambetov arrived on our screens with a bang thanks to this demented, dizzily dark twist on the action movie. It seems that the world is still peopled with witches, werewolves, vampires and the rest - but they are divided into Light and Dark Others, battlin...
re about to nod off, Miike pulls the mask off, revealing an ultraviolent horror show of unimaginable terror. It’s one of the great fake-outs in movie history, but it’s also a piercing critique of masculinity and gender roles in Japan. Once the acupuncture needles come out, the ‘...