Ron Howard is no stranger when it comes to directing movies about people facing incredible odds of survival. In 1995 he launched audiences into space with Apollo 13. With his latest effort, Thirteen Lives, he plunges the audience into the dark muddy waters of a flooding cave. Thirteen Lives is based on the real-life Tham … Continue reading Thirteen Lives: The World Unites
Review: ‘Crimes of the Future’ Lets David Cronenberg Gets Weird
David Cronenberg may not be a filmmaker known by today's cinephiles, but that's not entirely his fault. While the famed director helped elevate Body Horror into the mainstream, Cronenberg's eight-year hiatus dated back to Maps to the Stars in 2014. The Hollywood satire featured big names and exciting performances, but brought in less than a … Continue reading Review: ‘Crimes of the Future’ Lets David Cronenberg Gets Weird
Review: Mahershala Ali is Too Good for the Mediocre ‘Green Book’
We've come a long way in the past decade when it comes to telling interesting narratives in film. Back in the 1990s, stories that took the "Kum ba yah" approach to race, struggle, and storytelling. It's nice to imagine a world where simple friendship can solve our biggest problems. However, the past twenty years have … Continue reading Review: Mahershala Ali is Too Good for the Mediocre ‘Green Book’