I was a little nervous going into The Jungle Book. Growing up on the 1967 Disney cartoon, The Jungle Book (1967), I was leery of a reboot. The constant stream of reboots just don't seem to slow down... I was pleasantly surprised to find out that they stayed true to the original cartoon and even
I am a big fan of mysteries and thrillers. Throw in a little mental illness and psychological drama and I'm in. The aspect of The Girl on the Train that I liked the most was the slow development of Rachel's story, played by Emily Blunt. The speed of this film has been a disliked aspect,
Villenueve has been successful with several movies in recent years, including Prisoners and Sicario. In his latest film, Arrival, he takes on a the concept of time and memory. In the opening sequence we hear Louise, played by Amy Adams, say," Memory is a strange thing... It doesn't work like I thought it did. We are so
There are so many good adventure flicks of the 80's and this is one of them. Based on The Body, by Stephen King, Stand By Me is the tale of four boys on an adventure to find a dead body. As most coming-of-ago movies do, it tells a story of growth and companionship. The film is a snapshot of
I saw the 2006 re-release of L'Armee des ombres and it was my introduction into Melville and French film. The movie starts off slow and progressively picks up steam, always keeping the viewer on their toes and never knowing who to trust. Melville's L'Armee des ombres is a dreary and lonely look at resistance and revolution.
Continue reading ➞ L’Armee des ombres (Army of Shadows) (1969)
