Review

“The future ain’t what it used to be”: a review of Things to Come

Directed by William Cameron Menzies Written by H. G. Wells Based on The Shape of Things to Come 1933 novel by H. G. Wells Produced by Alexander Korda Starring Raymond Massey Edward Chapman Ralph Richardson Margaretta Scott Cedric Hardwicke Maurice Braddell Derrick De Marney Ann Todd Cinematography Georges Périnal Edited by Charles Crichton Francis D. …

Ibsen would have hated this: a review of M3GAN

Directed by Gerard Johnstone Screenplay by Akela Cooper Story by Akela Cooper & James Wan Produced by Jason Blum & James Wan Starring Allison Williams Jenna Davis Violet McGraw Cinematography Peter McCaffrey Edited by Jeff McEvoy Music by Anthony Willis Production companies Blumhouse Productions, Atomic Monster, Poductions, Divide/Conquer Distributed by Universal Pictures Haunted doll type …

Never have a beef with a bear: a review of The Bear

The Bear Created by Christopher Storer Starring Jeremy Allen White as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto, an award-winning New York City chef de cuisine, who returns to his hometown of Chicago to run his late brother Michael’s failing restaurant Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richard “Richie” Jerimovich, the de facto manager of the restaurant and Michael’s old best friend …

A devil of a wild time: a review of Wendell and Wild

Directed by Henry Selick Screenplay by Henry Selick & Jordan Peele Based on Wendell & Wild (unpublished) by Henry Selick & Clay McLeod Chapman Produced by Henry Selick, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld Voice cast Keegan-Michael Key as Wendell Jordan Peele as Wild Lyric Ross as Katherine “Kat” Koniqua Elliot Serelle Strickland as Young …

Pussy Footing around: A review of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Directed by Joel CrawfordScreenplay by Paul Fisher & Tommy SwerdlowStory by Tommy Swerdlow & Tom WheelerBased on Puss in Boots by Giovanni Francesco StraparolaProduced by Mark SwiftEdited by James RyanMusic by Heitor PereiraProduction company DreamWorks AnimationDistributed by Universal Pictures Voices:Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots, a swashbuckling cat fugitive …

Fighting existential angst in your supermarket aisle: a review of White Noise

White Noise Directed by Noah Baumbach Screenplay by Noah Baumbach Based on White Noise by Don DeLillo Produced by Noah Baumbach, David Heyman & Uri Singer Characters Adam Driver as Prof. Jack Gladney Greta Gerwig as Babette Gladney Don Cheadle as Prof. Murray Siskind Raffey Cassidy as Denise Sam Nivola as Heinrich May Nivola as …

“You know a place where nothing is real”: a review of Glass Onion

Glass Onion Directed by Rian Johnson Written by Rian Johnson Produced by Ram Bergman, Rian Johnson Starring Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc, a detective Edward Norton as Miles Bron, a New York billionaire Janelle Monáe as Helen and Andi Brand Kathryn Hahn as Claire Debella, the governor of Connecticut, Leslie Odom Jr. as Lionel Toussaint, …

The return of the rat pack: a review of The Amazing Maurice

The Amazing Maurice Directed by: Toby Genkel, Florian Westermann Screenplay by Terry Rossio Based on The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett Produced by Emely Christians, Andrew Baker, Robert Chandler, Rob Wilkins, Julia Stuart Starring Hugh Laurie as Maurice Emilia Clarke as Malicia David Thewlis as Boss Man Himesh Patel as Keith …