A Film and Screenwriting Graduate who will provide in depth and entertaining looks at the Film and TV industry through reviews, box office reports, predictions/forecasts, and much more.
A Walt Disney Picture, Written by Tony Gilroy, Chris Weitz, John Knoll, And Gary Whitta, Directed by Gareth Edwards. This is an important tale of heroism in the face of certain death, and it retroactively improves the already great Star Wars: A New Hope. The film is different to any previous Star Wars film at …
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A Walt Disney Picture, Written by Jonathan Kasdan and Lawrence Kasdan, Directed by Ron Howard. This is an entirely solid but also entirely unnecessary movie. No one really wanted a prequel film about a young Han Solo, but there were no real burning questions to answer. If treated on it’s own as a low key …
Watchmen is well known for being one of the hardest to adapt source material’s in existence, and yet Damon Lindelof has achieved the almost impossible, creating one of the best TV shows in years. Throughout its 9 episode run, Watchmen has taken on race, sexuality, vigilantes, and much more, as well as gradually embracing the …
A 20th Century Fox Picture, Written and Directed by George Lucas. This is the film we were always hoping for from the prequel trilogy, and it took until the final entry to deliver it. We got the rise of Vader, the battle between the Jedi and the Sith, and a darker and more grown up …
Continue reading “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) – Review”
A 20th Century Fox Picture, Written by George Lucas and Jonathan Hales, Directed by George Lucas. It’s certainly a good job that the original trilogy had already happened, because the first two sequels are really poor, and this is the worst of them all. It is a mix of politics, romance, and fantasy action, but …
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An IFC Picture, Written by Guinevere Turner, Directed by Mary Harron. The story of the Manson Murders is one of the most fascinating, complicated, and tragic events in recent history. Within the last few years we have seen multiple versions (The Haunting of Sharon Tate, AHS: Cult, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) and they …
An A24 Picture, Written and Directed by Greta Gerwig. Greta Gerwig and Saoirse Ronan are a match made in cinematic heaven. What they craft with Lady Bird is really impressive, especially given that it is Gerwig’s first film as a writer/director. The film operates very well on the basic level of teen coming of age …
A STX Entertainment Picture, Written and Directed by Kelly Fremon Craig. In my opinion this is one of the best ever coming of age films, and while it is not underrated (because those who have seen it, love it), it certainly is criminally underseen. It is one of the most down to Earth, funny, and …
A Fox Picture, Written and Directed by George Lucas. This isn’t a bad film necessarily, but what I would say is that if this was the first ever Star Wars film, there wouldn’t have been anymore. This was the launching pad for a trilogy of films that would act as prequels to the original Star …
Continue reading “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) – Review”
This is one of the major awards shows on the way to the Oscars and can sometimes help to show where the awards season is heading. Best Motion Picture – Drama Joker (Warner Bros) Marriage Story (Netflix) The Irishman (Netflix) The Two Popes (Netflix) 1917 (Universal) It is a huge deal for Joker to get …
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