Tag: Cinematography
Saturday Night Utilizes Strong Visuals To Tell an OK Story
Saturday Night Live has become a television landmark and staple of American entertainment, something you expect to always be around like Madison Square Garden or the Hollywood sign. Things weren’t always so stable for the show as its…
Read More »Strange Darling Subverts Expectations in Entertaining, Enlightening Fashion
Every year, an indie darling emerges in the film scene to near universal acclaim and hype among cinephiles. For 2024, an indie horror thriller seems to have taken the title. Strange Darling is set in the Pacific Northwest…
Read More »Blink Twice Has Interesting Visuals, Less Interesting Story
Actress Zoe Kravitz makes her directorial debut with a new thriller in theaters. Blink Twice introduces us to cocktail waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie) who has a massive crush on tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum). King holds a…
Read More »Trap’s Delicious Thrills and Josh Hartnett Help It Overcome a Bumpy Third Act
Director M. Night Shyamalan returns to multiplexes with his newest thriller. Trap introduces us to Cooper (Josh Hartnett), a dad from suburban Philadelphia taking his teen daughter Riley (Ariel Donoghue) to see her favorite pop star Lady Raven…
Read More »Sing Sing Takes A Probing Look at the Capacity for Change
Sing Sing is a film that takes place in the New York State Penitentiary of the same name. Divine G (Colman Domingo) is incarcerated and finds purpose for himself by helping to organize and write for a prison…
Read More »Furiosa Lacks The Inventive Wonder That Powered Its Predecessor
Mad Max: Fury Road hit theaters in 2015 and became an instant action classic, wowing audiences with spectacular action sequences and riding the momentum to ten nominations at the Academy Awards. Its highly anticipated prequel has finally arrived…
Read More »Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Continues The Legacy, Quality of The Franchise
The Planet of the Apes is a beloved sci-fi franchise that was rebooted and reinvigorated beginning in 2011 with Rise of the Planet of the Apes and culminating with 2017’s War for the Planet of the Apes after…
Read More »Challengers’ Technical Aspects Elevate This Enjoyable Thriller
Recently, many have lamented the disappearance of the erotic thriller from cineplexes in the modern era. The latest film from director Luca Guadagnino may be more thriller than erotic, but it’s the closest we’ve gotten in a bit….
Read More »Civil War Is The Best Anti-War Film In Ages and a Stark Warning of The Monsters Conflict Creates
Much has been made about the release of writer/director Alex Garland’s latest film Civil War. Its appropriateness in these challenging times, what it may say about one side of the political aisle or the other and, now that…
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Megalopolis Is…a Bizarre Swan Song for a Cinematic Legend
Francis Ford Coppola bet a lot on his newest release in theaters. The director of multiple legendary films that stand as the best ever produced sold part of his stake in his winery empire to self fund the…
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