Clearly we’re living in a zeitgeist moment where so many filmmakers have taken swipes at the 1% with titles such as Triangle Of Sadness, The White Lotus, Succession, and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, to name a few, hellbent on exposing the class divide. Enter The Menu into the fray from director Mark Mylod... Continue Reading →
Film Review: The New Mutants ★★★1/2
And so, after two decades, the X-Men Cinematic Universe comes to a close with the much delayed and debated The New Mutants. It’s not the finale anyone expected, but at least the series bows out with a noble and entertaining effort. As the film begins it's odd to see an X-Men movie without the 20th... Continue Reading →
Wes Anderson’s Sense And Sensibility – Film Review: Emma. ★★★1/2
In 1996, Douglas McGrath’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma made a star out of Gwyneth Paltrow, and a year prior, Clueless, a teen comedy inspired by Austen’s novel, catapulted Alicia Silverstone to icon status as well. Now, music video director Autumn de Wilde, making her feature debut and acclaimed novelist turned screenwriter Eleanor Catton (The... Continue Reading →