Tag: Benedict Cumberbatch
The Roses Pales in Comparison to Its Far Bolder and Darker Original, The War of the Roses
Jay Roach is no stranger to directing remakes of “darker” films that are much more diluted than the original. Take, for example, 2010’s Dinner for Schmucks, [Read More…]
Wes Anderson’s “Donald Trump Movie”: The Phoenician Scheme
It’s been made apparent that, in life, you can’t count on much. Certainly not in terms of consistency. But Wes Anderson has demonstrated, time and [Read More…]
Eric: Change Comes From Within (Even If You’re Without A Puppet-y Shell)
Set during the time and place everyone loves to romanticize—New York City in the 1980s—Abi Morgan’s Eric isn’t your typical kidnapping story. But then, nor [Read More…]
There’s A New WWI Movie in Town, But It’s Still Not A Very Long Engagement
In the realm of World War I movies, there is an extreme paucity of majors in “comparison” to, say, World War II with all of [Read More…]
A Neurosurgeon Cut Down to Size: Doctor Strange
When you get right down to it, neurosurgeons are, well, assholes. Sure, what they do is of value, but why they do it is, more [Read More…]
Black Mass: Another Gangster Movie to Fall Into The Abyss of the Genre
Like the action/adventure genre, the gangster movie always means a box office draw for Hollywood. One supposes that’s why ever since The Godfather was released, [Read More…]
What the 2015 Golden Globe Winners Say About American Pop Culture Right Now
The Golden Globes have continued to gain more recognition as an awards ceremony that isn’t merely a bastard precursor to the Academy Awards. As its [Read More…]
Topless “Activism”
To quote Lily Allen, “I’ll take my clothes off and it will be shameless ’cause everyone knows that’s how you get famous.” Indeed, this still [Read More…]
