Orson Welles's first screen treatment — and a rather harsh one — of Shakespeare, shot in three weeks on tacky Western sets at Republic Studios. The visuals, moody and blustery, are interesting at times, monotonous at length. They, and the …
by Duncan ShepherdDirector Luca Guadagnino’s sunnily seductive ode to eros tells the story of a summer romance between 17-year-old Elio (Timothée Chalamet, looking 15) and 24-year-old Oliver (Armie Hammer, looking 30). Or rather, it explores the dynamics between them, operating at a …
by Matthew LickonaA spy trapped in a shopping mall held under siege decides to take the situation in hand by picking off the terrorists. According to Wikipedia, this is the third most tweeted film in India, so it must be good.
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Set several generations in the future following Caesar’s reign, apes …
After a group of would-be criminals kidnap the 12-year-old ballerina …
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David Smallbone moves his family from Down Under to the States, searc…
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Boy vows revenge after his family is murdered by Hilda Van Der Koy, t…
As ancient China falls under the rule of an evil Emperor, a fiery you…
When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of servic…
Early in Shakespeare’s Scottish play, Banquo asks Macbeth, “Were such things here as we do speak about? Or have we eaten on the insane root that takes the reason prisoner?” Director Justin Kurzel seems to have taken this line to …
by Matthew LickonaA story of first love between Maren (Taylor Russell), a young woman learning how to survive on the margins of society, and Lee (Timothée Chalamet), an intense and disenfranchised drifter, as they meet and join together for a thousand-mile odyssey …
by Sgt. TikiAuthor Henry James parable of paralyzing anxiety The Beast in the Jungle treats the case of a man who misses his own life in an attempt to avoid the catastrophe his is certain will befall him. Director and co-writer Bertrand …
by Matthew Lickona