Category: Movies

Damien Chazelle’s Babylon is not so much a film as it is a kaleidoscopic explosion—a fever dream of excess, debauchery, and desperate ambition. Starring Margot Robbie as the magnetic yet self-destructive Nellie LaRoy and Diego Calva as the wide-eyed, opportunistic Manny Torres, Babylon charts the rise and fall of Hollywood’s silent-era dreamers as they scramble…

rive is the kind of movie that insists on being cool. From its neon-lit visuals to its synth-laden soundtrack, Nicolas Winding Refn’s crime-thriller clearly has aspirations of being a modern classic—a brooding, stylish homage to noir cinema. But while it occasionally dazzles with its aesthetic flourishes and moments of shocking violence, it doesn’t quite hit…

Original Film Review (1989)James Cameron’s The Abyss is a thrilling dive into the depths of human ingenuity, fear, and wonder. Combining the claustrophobic tension of a submarine thriller with the dazzling spectacle of science fiction, Cameron crafts a narrative as ambitious as the Mariana Trench itself. Ed Harris delivers a towering performance as Bud Brigman,…

In the pantheon of Disney sequels, “Moana 2” emerges as a visually enchanting yet narratively cautious continuation of the 2016 original. Directed by David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, and Dana Ledoux Miller, the film revisits the spirited Polynesian heroine, Moana (Auli’i Cravalho), now 19 and a master wayfinder. Summoned by her ancestors, she embarks on…

Director: James GrayCast: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Donald Sutherland, Liv TylerRuntime: 124 minutesRating: PG-13 A Stellar Odyssey, or a Black Hole of Emotion? James Gray’s Ad Astra boldly aims for the stars but lands somewhere in the nebulous space between intimate character study and sprawling sci-fi epic. Anchored by Brad Pitt’s magnetic…

“Mufasa: The Lion King” ventures into the untold origins of one of Disney’s most revered monarchs, aiming to enrich the legacy of the 1994 classic. Directed by Barry Jenkins, the film aspires to blend the grandeur of the original with a fresh narrative perspective. Visually, the film is a testament to technological. The CGI landscapes…

The 2024 film is the adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical “Wicked” and has enchanted audiences worldwide, translating the magical tale of Elphaba and Glinda from stage to screen with remarkable success. Directed by Jon M. Chu, the film stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda, both delivering performances that have been…

Cinema loves an epic—a grand vision that dares to redefine what’s possible on the silver screen. Few names evoke such audacious ambition as Francis Ford Coppola, the man who reshaped Hollywood with The Godfather trilogy and Apocalypse Now. Now, decades later, the legendary auteur has unleashed Megalopolis, a film so colossal in scope and ambition…

Along with the new, we will feature some “classic” titles so here is the first of these, the sequel the the 1970s original. Aliens (1986), directed by James Cameron, is the thrilling sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic Alien. Picking up 57 years after the events of the first film, the story follows Ellen Ripley…

As we enter into the new year of 2025, it is somewhat customary to take a look back at the best and worst of the past year. 2024 brought us some real corkers of bad movies, so to break these down takes a little thought and opinions will vary. Plus it simply isnt possible to…