The obsession that many filmmakers and creative types have with the story of Pinocchio is fascinating, but its easy to see why it is so...

There has been a recent trend of famed directors making films that harken back to their youth, while also paying tribute to their love of...

There comes a time in every filmmaker's career where they make a highly personal film that reflects on topics such as their upbringing,...

Of all the tales of star-crossed lovers that have been told over the years, it's fair to say that very few, if any, of them involve...

One of my favorite moviegoing experiences of the past several years was going to see an advance screening of Knives Out back in 2019. It...

In the five years since Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey published their investigative report on Harvey Weinstein's history of sexual abuse...

After the absolute phenomenon of 2018's Black Panther, a sequel to it was inevitable. However, after the untimely death of its star,...

Having watched the trailer for The Menu a fair amount of times over the past few months, I was worried that I knew exactly what to expect...

Ever since Stanley Kubrick's classic film Full Metal Jacket was released back in 1987, the idea of what basic training is like for those...

When a filmmaker makes a film that reflects on their youth, there is a tendency for them to make a film that romanticizes the past. This...

How does one go about making a biopic about the great "Weird Al" Yankovic? A legend of music, and perhaps the greatest parody artist of...

With his debut feature, In Bruges, Martin McDonagh demonstrates his innate ability to balance comedy and tragedy, and delivered a film...

It could be argued that Ruben Östlund is one of our finest modern satirists. Whether he's tackling masculinity and familial relationships...

It's always great to see a filmmaker make another movie after a long hiatus, especially when that filmmaker is someone as visually...

It's been 16 years since filmmaker Todd Field's previous film, 2006's Little Children. Given how well both that film and his debut...

The evolution of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's career is an interesting one. From his early days of being a pro-wrestler, to breaking out...

As stated by its star, Jamie Lee Curtis, the rebooted Halloween trilogy is about one thing at its core: trauma. While Curtis's insistence...

One of the biggest struggles that horror remakes and reboots tend to have is how to adapt the original film to the modern era. With...

It's no secret that most horror movies as of late have been about trauma. It may not be the main focus of the film, necessarily, but...

To call Blonde a complicated film would be a massive understatement. For starters, the film tells a fictionalized account of the life of...