Mysterious, unwieldy and often captivating, Julian Schnabel’s film refuses easy categorisation.
- PhD Candidate, School of English, Dublin City University
Meryl Streep’s performance may lack bite, but seeing Hathaway, Streep, Blunt and Tucci together again is joyful and escapist.
Undertone crosses the boundary between listener and participant, resulting in a work which fulfils its promise of terror.
This compelling film examines survival and moral compromise among those caught inside the machinery of the Nazi regime.
Modern cinema has become less interested in idealised depictions of motherhood, and more concerned with their inner lives – however messy.
This dynamic production of Synge’s 1907 play refuses to treat it as a museum piece.
Framing the Keane-McCarthy spat as an intimate power struggle keeps the film from slipping into nostalgia or easy hero worship.
From exhilarating political thrillers and blues-soaked vampire tales to thoughtful meditations on trauma and the horrors of human psychology.
Di balik semua sensasi dan lelucon ‘Zootropolis 2’ terletak pesan tentang komunitas dan keharmonisan antarspesies.
Behind all of the thrills and jokes of Zootropolis 2 lies a message of community and harmony between species.
In the Wicked sequel, Elphaba is an ecological and political disruptor, reclaiming agency for herself and for the natural world she strives to protect.
While the choir scenes are wonderful, the film is most affecting in its quietest moments.
Abou Sangaré’s performance is raw yet restrained, suffused with a sense of vulnerability that makes it impossible to look away.
This final film is a perfunctory epilogue that feels like the makers couldn’t quite summon the spark to make it worthwhile.
Her debut marks Eva Victor as a distinctive voice in contemporary cinema, one who trusts her characters and her audience alike.
Environmental activism, corruption and technological invasion are all threaded through the story, representing fears about identity, society and the human condition.
What does this new story have to offer cinema audiences accustomed to characters they already know and onscreen worlds that they have already visited?
After a few live-action remake flops, Disney seems to have captured the original joy and charm of the original 2002 animation – with a few snags.
There were opportunities to give Snow White more agency. Instead she is still waiting for a kiss from a man she hasn’t consented to.
In Moana 2, the central character is a more mature and experienced wayfinder, seeking to restore environmental harmony and join isolated island communities.
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