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The Dark Knight isn’t dark enough in this stylistically bold iteration lthough it aims to be much more, The Batman never becomes anything more than an entertaining, above-average superhero rendition. This isn’t to say that this version of the caped crusader is not a good superhero film; in fact it’s […]
Our aging crew of ragtag buddies endure more pain and gags as a testament to uplifting lunacy ever has age so wonderfully diverted from wisdom, leaving us thankful that a certain crew of courageous fools never learned from their countless endeavours into excruciating pain. The Jackass team travels a frontier […]
From classic musicals to fantasy epics, binge these stunning films to revisit 2021’s best movies ast year marked the beginning of a healing period for the film industry. Yet instead of it being a slow and confident journey back to normalcy, it was assuredly rapid and fleeting. Periods of outright […]
Poor performances, weak cinematography, and inconsistent plotting fail to do the film’s lavish source material justice idley Scott’s second cinematic foray of the year was met with great anticipation from fans the moment Lady Gaga evocatively uttered “father, son, and house of Gucci” in its first official trailer. The film […]
Wes Anderson’s richly detailed anthology is profoundly idiosyncratic and moving es Anderson has always had a penchant for framing his narratives within storybook-like conceits. From The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) to The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Anderson has never shied away from conveying earnest portraits of family, grief, and innocence within […]
A masterful fantasy that stings us with its lack of finality hen The Fellowship of the Ring premiered in December 2001, its technical mastery and confident world-building ushered us into a bold new vision of what fantasy storytelling could accomplish. With a world so foreign to our own, so rich, […]
The titular duel never falters, but at times, its drawn-out buildup does ilmmaking phenom Sir Ridley Scott returns yet again with another foray into the historical epic, the genre that first brought him Oscar gold at the turn of the century with Gladiator (2000). This time, he trades the Roman […]
Paul Schrader forces us to grapple with America’s wartime legacies and the bleak nature of atonement ooner or later, we all encounter a forceful rush of guilt that reminds us of a bad choice we made. It’s a stark and harrowing feeling coming to terms with the mistakes we’ve made […]
David Lowery’s fantasy world awes and inspires as it encourages viewers to reflect on how honour is defined by death and time avid Lowery’s long delayed medieval epic The Green Knight is finally here, and simply put, it’s the best film of 2021 so far. Adapted from a late 14th-century […]
Director John Krasinski confidently ramps up the tension while simultaneously commenting on themes of family legacy ack in 2018, who would have thought that John Krasinski, whom many know as the charismatic character Jim from The Office, would have thrilled audiences with mere silence? The tale of one family struggling […]
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