There is a great idea at the core of Daybreakers. The film uses its science-fiction and recent future setting well to create a world which seems tangible but is based around a unique idea: Most of the population are now vampires. … Continue reading When 2019 was the Future: Daybreakers (2009) Review
Some of the best movies don’t tell a story which captures the biggest or most significant moments in a person’s life. Some movies focus on the more inconsequential parts of a person’s life; focusing on an hour, day or week that … Continue reading Oscars 2018: The Florida Project (2017) Review
I have mentioned before that I’m not a fan of Wes Anderson as a director. I just don’t get the appeal of his style. The long cuts, the holding scenes on one location and the over-detailing of aspects like symmetry do … Continue reading The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) Review
1964: When America was at war with itself. This tagline sums up this film perfectly. The 1960s is a time of the Civil Rights movement and one of the most violent, infamous and controversial in American history. So controversial that countless … Continue reading Mississippi Burning (1988) Review
Wes Anderson has such a distinct style that it can be quite jarring and polarizing. I’m not necessarily a huge fan but I do appreciate The Royal Tenenbaums and Moonrise Kingdom, even if some of the storytelling elements and decisions that … Continue reading Fantastic Mr Fox (2009) Review
It’s a bold move to begin your movie telling the audience that you won’t be relaying the “Hollywood” version but will be telling a “true story.” Most of the time this is relayed as an overly depressing, gritty drama that takes … Continue reading The Fault in Our Stars (2014) Review
