Damn, I wish more people liked this film. I am a sucker for ensemble casts of diverse, interesting characters, and there are very few groups of people that fit this description more than those of teachers. Each a very distinct, different person, all forming one bigger group of people who work day in and day…

As I previously mentioned in my review of White Dog, racism and bigotry is not taboo for filmmakers, and while some films made these days addressing the issue can be suitably heavy and almost controversial, they are nothing compared to older films that tackled the subject decades ago. Perhaps one of the most influential films…

I’ve made it no secret that I am a massive fan of Michael Keaton. I find him to be one of the more underrated actors of all time, and mostly because he went from a massive star in the 1980s and 1990s to more of a character actor. That is the beauty in his career…

Addressing racism is not at all foreign territory for the film industry, especially not in the present day, where film has been used to spread awareness towards the racism all around the world, and to present the history of some parts of society. It is of course obvious how any film addressing racism needs to…

In a world where great films are usually intense, intellectual films that require a lot of thought and concentration, it is refreshing to get a more mature film that actually allows you to see a captivating, original story in a very easy-going manner. The Judge, which isn’t a great film, is certainly an interesting one…

Foxcatcher, a tense psychological thriller based on a true story, has been floating the mind of Bennett Miller since 2007, and finally with the help of young mega-producer Megan Ellison, got the project made in 2012. It was then delayed from its original 2013 to allow the film to premiere at Cannes, where it got…

If I had to say one element of cinema I feel truly connected to, it would have to be independent films. I admire how some young, hopeful young talent creates something from nearly nothing, and of course because of the lack of studio constraints, some truly incredible, original ideas are brought to the screen. One…

It is very likely that if you were born in the twentieth century, you grew up with Disney. The creator of what is the most iconic animation studio in history, Walt Disney, was a visionary – he was an incredible artist that stands amongst Picasso, Van Gogh and Turner, and a ruthless businessman, who took…

I can’t begin to even attempt to explain Synecdoche, New York. It is a layered, complex masterpiece that will elicit so many different responses from the audience – for those looking for a smart comedy-drama, this will probably be the most boring film you’ll ever see. For those looking for an existential crisis that will…

I will admit when it comes to movies I don’t want to watch, I can be quite a big mouth. There is no film in recent memory that I was so vehemently against quite like The Fault in Our Stars. It wasn’t without reason – young adult films are generally not very good (nor are…