To the Bone (2017) — Review To the Bone (2017) Director: Marti Noxon Starring: Lily Collins, Keanu Reeves, Carrie Preston, Lili Taylor Plot: Ellen is a rebellious 20-year-old struggling with anorexia who has spent much of her teenage years moving through one recovery program after another, only to emerge lighter each time. Desperate for a … Read more
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) Director: Jake Kasdan Screenwriters: Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Scott Rosenberg, Jeff Pinkner Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Karen Gillan, Rhys Darby, Bobby Cannavale, Nick Jonas Plot: Four teenagers are pulled into a video game called Jumanji and must defeat the villain Van Pelt to return to the … Read more
Ready Player One (2018) Director: Steven Spielberg Screenwriters: Ernest Cline, Zac Penn Starring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance, Philip Zhao, Win Morisaki, Hannah John-Kamen Plot: When the creator of the virtual reality universe called the OASIS dies, he leaves behind a challenge: find his hidden Easter … Read more
“He was wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities, through His wounds we are healed” -Isiah 53; 700 BC. Mel Gibson opened The Passion of the Christ with Isaiah’s prophecy of the Suffering Servant, signalling a deliberate intent: to depict Jesus’ final hours with an unflinching realism that would cut against the sanitized portrayals … Read more
American filmmaker Cameron Crowe has built a distinctive career telling offbeat, character-driven stories that often resist the conventions of mainstream studio cinema. Across a career spanning nearly three decades, Crowe has directed ten feature films, many of which bear his unmistakable blend of music-loving sensibility, warm humanism and bittersweet humor. This article presents a ranked … Read more
If you’ve read part 1, part 2 and part 2.5 of this Movies I Had a Religious/Spiritual Experience With series, you know the drill: this is a personal and introspective journey that contains in-depth analysis and frank reflection—so consider this a “spoiler” alert. Prepare for some heavy theological discussion. Brazil (1985) Up to now, many … Read more
Dark River (2018) Director: Clio Barnard Screenwriter: Clio Barnard Starring: Ruth Wilson, Mark Stanley, Sean Bean Clio Barnard’s Dark River draws its title and mood from a line in the Ted Hughes poem—“any minute now a last kick, and the dark river will fold it away”—and builds a quietly devastating study of grief, memory and … Read more
Walk Like A Panther (2018) Director: Dan Cadan Screenwriter: Dan Cadan Starring: Stephen Graham, Dave Johns, Michael Socha, Jason Flemyng, Julian Sands, Jill Halfpenny, Robbie Gee, Stephen Tompkinson, Sue Johnston, Christopher Fairbank, Adam Fogerty, Steve Furst Dan Cadan’s Walk Like A Panther is a heartfelt tribute to British pro wrestling that arrives with good intentions … Read more
2018 Oscars Winners: The Shape of Water Dominates The 90th Academy Awards delivered a night that balanced celebration and sober reflection. The ceremony openly acknowledged Hollywood’s recent reckoning with abuse and inequality, with powerful moments that emphasized inclusion and accountability. A highlight of the evening was a montage honoring movements such as #MeToo and #TimesUp, … Read more
Every year, awards season ignites lively debate among movie fans over which films stood out over the previous twelve months. With the Oscars as the ultimate conversation starter, we joined the discussion and ranked the Best Picture nominees in this special Oscars edition of Ranked. If the Academy considers these films worthy, they deserve a … Read more