Tomorrowland: A World Beyond (2015) Review

Tomorrowland: A World Beyond (2015) Review

After “The Iron Giant” and “The Incredibles”, I’ve got a lot of faith in Brad Bird. “Tomorrowland: A World Beyond” certainly tests that faith at times but ultimately rewards and renews it too. When Casey Newton (Britt Robertson), an idealistic high school student is arrested trying to sabotage the dismantling of the space shuttle launch ..

The Killing Of A Sacred Deer (2017) Review

The Killing Of A Sacred Deer (2017) Review

Colin Farrell faces Rosemary’s Sophie’s Choice in “The Killing Of A Sacred Deer”, the latest movie from cinematic provoc-auteur Yorgos Lanthimos. Blending classic Greek tragedy, existential horror, psychological drama and medical thriller, it’s a challengingly twisted mystery, an Art-“House, M.D.” Dr Steven Murphy (Colin Farrell), a renowned cardiovascular surgeon lives a seemingly perfect life with ..

Vox Lux (2019) kinda sucks.

Vox Lux (2019) kinda sucks.

Like its subject, “Vox Lux” is demanding, pretentious and self-congratulatory, although the film takes these traits to the point of cinematic onanism. Occasionally arrestingly shocking, it almost feels like, having grabbed your attention, it doesn’t really know what to do with it beyond hitting you over the head with its achingly obvious allegory for American ..