Long Shot is a high concept rom-com that stars Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron, who form a highly unlikely couple on screen. While on first look it’s not much more than the fantasy tale of a guy getting a girl way out his lea...
Netflix’s Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle might pull from the same Rudyard Kipling story as Disney’s The Jungle Book, but this dark tale of survival has no singing bears for the kiddos’ amusement. It’s an exer...
It’s funny how perspective has shifted on Black Panther as a character so quickly. For years, he was a cult favorite who spoke to a specific community but never really took center stage. Then, as the Marvel movie empire expa...
Hollywood is in such a shambles these days that it’s almost a surprise the Academy Awards are going through with an Oscars ceremony this year at all. Nevertheless, tradition must be upheld and too much money is on the line. ...
The new ‘Star Wars’ trilogy has finally found its own voice and identity. After the nostalgia-fueled tears and cheers of J.J. Abrams’ relentlessly crowd-pleasing (and pandering?) ‘The Force Awakens’, ...
You’d think that the directorial debut of motion-capture acting pioneer Andy Serkis would be some sort of technical marvel, especially given that it’s produced by his own studio. Instead, Serkis directed ‘Breathe...
It wouldn’t be a TIFF or awards season without a beautiful able-bodied movie star portraying a historically important disabled person. This time it’s Andrew Garfield doing the capital-I Important acting as Robin Cavend...
Somewhere in between all the superhero sequels, ‘Star Wars’ spinoffs, and CGI talking animal silliness, the ‘Planet of the Apes’ reboot has become the most intelligent blockbuster franchise of recent years....
One horrendous remake and one sequel too far aside, the ‘Planet of the Apes’ series has quietly become one of the most consistently excellent film franchises in La-La-land, and the latest installment in no exception. A...
Let’s do one more of these prior-year look-back Roundtables before we move on to newer topics. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve discussed both the overrated and underrated films of 2011. This week, we’ll talk...
Every prequel ever made has one gigantic obstacle to overcome: How do you make a story interesting when the outcome is already known? How is ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ going to keep us locked in suspense when we ...
