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

Lady Bird (2017) Director: Greta Gerwig Screenwriter: Greta Gerwig Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges, Timothée Chalamet, Beanie Feldstein, Lois Smith Lady Bird is Greta Gerwig’s intimate, sharply observed coming-of-age film set in Sacramento during the early 2000s. The movie follows Christine McPherson—who insists on being called Lady Bird—played with intense nuance … Read more

Every year the Academy Awards celebrates the craft and creativity behind animated cinema, and the winner of Best Animated Feature often goes on to become a defining work of its era. The 2018 Oscar race brought together well-known studio tentpoles and smaller, artistically ambitious productions. Pixar, DreamWorks, and Blue Sky Studios competed alongside independent and … Read more