Tag: Diverse
After Yang Contemplates Re-centering Life and What It Means to be Human (Sundance Film Festival)
“That’s such a human thing to ask. We always assume other beings would want to be human, what’s so great about being human?” After making his full length feature debut in the director’s chair for 2017’s Columbus, Kogonada…
Read More »The Batman Showcases The Dark Knight’s Detective Skills in the Best Batman Story Ever on Film
Batman is one of the most ubiquitous characters in pop culture with numerous actors having had a crack at playing the iconic comic book character. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, even the most detached person knows…
Read More »Death on the Nile Provides the Suspense in a Gorgeous Murder Mystery that Entertains
There’s nothing quite as suspenseful or rewarding as a good murder mystery and author Agatha Christie provided plenty of material for this genre with her works, including the travels and stories of Hercule Poirot. The latest film from…
Read More »Scream is the Perfect Bridge Between Old and New
Scream takes us back to the town of Woodsboro, CA 26 years after the brutal murders that started it all. Now, a new Ghostface killer has appeared who seems to be targeting people related to the original killers…
Read More »Jockey Takes a Meditative Look at Life Transitions (Sundance Film Festival)
Realizing that one has arrived at a crossroads in their life where what existed and what they knew before is coming to close is a frightening prospect that we all just face one day. We take for granted…
Read More »Cyrano’s Performances and Dynamic Score Create a Treat for Fans of Musicals (Middleburg Film Festival)
In late 2019, Erica Schmidt wrote and directed an Off Broadway adaptation of Cyrano that starred her husband, Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage. After its successful run, the musical has been brought to the big screen by…
Read More »The Tragedy of Macbeth is a Masterpiece Adaptation That Melds Theatre and Stage
Adaptations of the works of William Shakespeare feel almost as old as the Bard of Avon himself at this point. Many a filmmaker has tried their hand at providing their own twist to his timeless stories and Joel…
Read More »Red Rocket is a Black Comedy Entertaining Enough to Mask The Stench of Its Protagonist (Middleburg Film Festival)
In life, we run into people of all varieties. Some are nicer than others, some smarter than others, but everyone just wants their piece of the pie. In chasing success, some people take a path that’s more morally…
Read More »West Side Story’s Technical Prowess and New Generation Talent Don’t Outweigh Its Overfamiliarity
Remaking art that the public loves is always a tall task, much less when the art being reimagined is universally hailed as a classic. If anyone is capable of tackling such a challenge, it would be legendary director…
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Alice Feels Uneven, But Keke Palmer Keeps the Audience Invested (Sundance Film Festival)
All Americans grow up learning that the slave trade was ended after the end of the Civil War with the passage of the slave amendments, inspired by President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Yet, as time has gone on,…
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