It's been six years since Bong Joon Ho's critically acclaimed "Parasite." A mix of sci-fi, politics, and pitch-black humor, "Mickey 17" reminds us that few directors can weave such layered satires as Bong Joon Ho. "Mickey 17" isn't the latest in a long franchise no one has heard of, instead the title refers to the [...]
This might not be the Batman we deserve right now, but it is the Batman we need. Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson deliver what is, without doubt, the darkest (both visually and thematically) version of the caped crusader we've seen on screen. The story takes place over a single week in Gotham, starting on Halloween, which [...]
If we take the proverbial meaning of a lighthouse, it is a structure meant to warn of dangerous coastlines for navigation and mark safe entries into harbors. Modern day electronic navigation systems have seen the decline of the lighthouse. In the 1800’s as is the setting for Robert Eggers’s “The Lighthouse,” they were prevalent and [...]
“The Lost City of Z” – “It is there, and we must find it.” – Col. Percy Fawcett (Charlie Hunnam) “Ain’t nobody comes back from up there.” – A disbeliever When traveling, I frequently look to my phone for five-star reviews for some out of the way restaurant or coffee shop. Sure, I may not [...]
