Blade Runner 2049 – 2017

The original Blade Runner is a classic of the science fiction genre and has aged surprisingly well over the last thirty-five years. A sequel has been long-speculated, but never came to fruition until now. I’d like to begin by saying that a sequel was completely unnecessary and if it had been terrible everyone would have […]

Rebecca – 1940

Winner of Best Picture almost 80 years ago, this Hitchcock film is one of his best and is arguably the one that gained him international recognition. The film follows a young woman (Joan Fontaine) who meets and marries Maxim de Winter (Laurence Olivier), a rich widower who is seeking companionship following the recent death of […]

Captain Fantastic – 2016

Raising children is a complicated process and fear of failing them is a massive motivator to do it right. Captain Fantastic is the story of Ben Cash (Viggo Mortensen), a father of six children who has raised them in relative isolation in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. But when they are forced to return […]

The Artist – 2011

Silent films are a thing of the past. They represent a different period of time that has, for the most part, faded into history. This film is both a masterful tribute and a reinvention of the silent age. George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is a silent star whose entire world falls apart when sound finds its […]

True Grit – 2010

Remakes are either hit or miss, and, more often than not, miss. The John Wayne version of True Grit is a classic in its own right, but the Coen Brothers version is something special. The film follows Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) a precocious 14-year-old who hires a seasoned Marshal called Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges) to […]

Phantom Thread – 2017

Daniel Day-Lewis is done. He has stated that he has decided to retire and if this is his swan song, it is oddly appropriate. Reuniting Day-Lewis with Paul Thomas Anderson, this film follows dress designer Reynolds Woodcock who finds a new muse in Alma (Vicky Krieps) who becomes involved with him in every facet of […]