Tag: Tony McNamara
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…]
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life: Poor Things
When a story has the kind of impact that Frankenstein did—and then enters the public domain—the oversaturation of that narrative can automatically offput an audience. [Read More…]
Two Emmas, Two-Tone Hair: Duality is the Word in Cruella
Everyone has been wondering for some time now how Disney would manage to make a sympathetic origin story about a puppy-skinning fiend. Cruella de Vil [Read More…]
Nepotism Equals Schism: The Favourite
“If you look like a badger, I’m going to tell you that you look like a badger because that’s what love is.” If that’s really [Read More…]
