The musical dramedy hadn’t been more optimistic in the modern era than in the hands of writer/director John Carney. His dual knack for penning dialogue and lyrics like they’re of…
When last we heard from writer/director Gareth Edwards, he was stuck in rather neutral gear waiting for his next venture into the psychotronic. Both Godzilla and Rogue One landed quite…
Like SpongeBob in the Y2K days or the Ninja Turtle revitalization of the 2010s – the latter made cooler in the wake of Mutant Mayhem, there’s simply no denying the…
We all weathered through the worst of the pandemic in different ways. For many, the common link holding everyone’s sanity in check while in lockdown was a simple TikTok rabbit…
Multi-hyphenate talent Kenneth Branagh has seen himself split in two on either side of the pandemic, his creative style shifting out of the high budget, high concept creative excess that…
Whenever a film takes an unexpected plot shift to change the tone or rhythm, it must have a decent reason. The guarantee that one can’t get lost amid drastic tonal…
As anyone who’s been keeping an eye on DC Comics’ cinematic universe will recognize, its whole “changing of the guard” has been slower than imagined. I’m sure most of us…
Big-budget films centering around the world of auto racing tend to be a dime a dozen, with a handful of notable benchmarks. Same for films rooted in video game IP,…
[NOTE: Film originally viewed as a selection of the 2023 Seattle International Film Festival] Working in local radio will almost always lead to the infectious idea of discovering new music…
We’re in any number of filmmaking renaissances this summer. Realistic romantic comedies that don’t bend to the will of fantasy. Accurate and faithful representation from Asian-American perspectives that speak to…