Family stories have a habit of being warped. Be it by time, sentimentality, the avoidance of grief or embarrassment, or simply to make them a little funnier; over the generations, every family builds its own absurd lexicon of changing stories. What Remains of Edith Finch is a tale of those...
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From the opening crawl, or lack thereof, it’s clear that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story wants to set itself apart as something quite different. A black sheep, a ‘rogue’ if you will, in the Star Wars pantheon. Striking a superb balance between its darker themes and the charm of...
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Stepping out onto a cliff-side overlooking the vast and mysterious splendor of the valley, my feathery companion leans down to nuzzle me. Stroking behind its lifelike ears, I shared a moment of true connection with the beast. Then, just like that, the camera got stuck in a wall, my character...
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BIRDMAN Film is something I have had a long love affair with. At age 12 my cinema education began with the list of films my dad had long been waiting to show me, and from that moment my adoration of good cinema was instilled. I have seen a lot of...
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With Suicide Squad, the modern face of DC, currently strutting onto our screens with all the subtlety of a howitzer, and getting a tepid response from most, Batman: The Killing Joke stands apart as a more subdued and altogether quite different beast. When it shines, it harkens back to better...
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After a marketing campaign which relied more on motorcycle stunts and the Beastie Boys than the series’ renowned philosophical science fiction, I thought that I would sooner eat my own hat than enjoy this film. Well, I can tell you that I will be happily dining on trilby tonight, as...
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