“The Zookeeper’s Wife” – “You can never tell who your enemies are or who to trust. Maybe that’s why I love animals so much. You look in their eyes, and you know exactly what’s in their hearts. They aren’t like people.” - Antonina Zabinski (Jessica Chastain) Antonina (Chastain) and Jan Zabinski (Johan Heldenbergh) run a [...]
“The Blackcoat’s Daughter” – “Creepy is better than just plain scary, because you can’t look away from creepy. You want to know the truth.” – Ransom Riggs First-time director Oz Perkins made a confusing film. He made a sinister, spooky, atmospheric, and confusing film. Throughout much of its 1-hour 33-minute runtime, Perkins barely explains why [...]
The Boss Baby is one of the first Dreamworks co-productions released since Comcast bought them. Oddly, two of the big releases this week are Dreamworks co-productions; Baby is co-produced with Fox and Ghost in the Shell is co-produced with Paramount. I can't speak for Ghost in the Shell because I haven't seen it, but The Boss Baby is a fairly typical Dreamworks b-level animated [...]
Since 1989 the “Ghost in the Shell” franchise has captivated audiences in a variety of formats. The illustrations, whether static or animated were just as captivating as its philosophical musings on the nature of identity within an increasingly digital world. While some may call these concepts dated, they are more timely than ever as our reality [...]
With the new "Ghost in the Shell" live-action film coming out, I jumped at the chance to interview Chin Han, the actor portraying Togusa. Depending on the version of Ghost you prefer, Togusa is the “most human” of the Section 9 officers that work alongside The Major. Chin was recently named one of Asia’s [...]
Get your advance screening passes to GIFTED Monday, April 10th AMC Town Square 7pm http://www.foxsearchlightscreenings.com/CFLVGifted Frank Adler (Chris Evans) is a single man raising a child prodigy - his spirited young niece Mary (Mckenna Grace) - in a coastal town in Florida. Frank's plans for a normal school life for Mary are foiled when the [...]
Get your advance screening passes to GIFTED Tuesday, April 4th Harkins Tempe Marketplace 7pm http://www.foxsearchlightscreenings.com/CFPHXGifted Frank Adler (Chris Evans) is a single man raising a child prodigy - his spirited young niece Mary (Mckenna Grace) - in a coastal town in Florida. Frank's plans for a normal school life for Mary are foiled when the [...]
Grab your advance screening passes to GOING IN STYLE Monday, April 3rd Regal Winrock 7pm http://www.wbtickets.com/CFABQStyle Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin team up as lifelong buddies Willie, Joe and Al, who decide to buck retirement and step off the straight-and-narrow for the first time in their lives when their pension fund becomes a [...]
Grab your advance screening passes to GOING IN STYLE Monday, April 3rd Regal Red Rock 7pm http://www.wbtickets.com/CFLVStyle Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin team up as lifelong buddies Willie, Joe and Al, who decide to buck retirement and step off the straight-and-narrow for the first time in their lives when their pension fund becomes [...]
Grab your advance screening passes to GOING IN STYLE Monday, April 3rd Century El Con 7pm http://www.wbtickets.com/CFTUCStyle Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin team up as lifelong buddies Willie, Joe and Al, who decide to buck retirement and step off the straight-and-narrow for the first time in their lives when their pension fund becomes [...]
