Like most animated pictures these days, there is more depth to the story than what is on the surface. Kubo and the Two Strings is no exception. There is the overarching story, typically aimed at children and designed to keep the story steadily engaging, as well as the subtext and lessons that are absorbed at
The Witch follows a puritan family exiled from their village to the edges of a forest. The directorial debut for Eggers was nothing short of intense. This is what people were expecting when The Village, by M. Night Shyamalan, came out. Don't get me wrong though, I liked The Village. Although, The Witch shifts from a
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
Who knew that under the streets of New York, in abandoned subway tunnels, there were communities of vagabonds, drug addicts, and other transients slowly piecing together homes. This intense and fascinating documentary shows what life is like for these people living in the most unusual manner and their struggle to make something of themselves. Marc
