It makes Poor Things look positively mainstream. Comprised of three separate stories, Kinds of Kindness follows unorthodox characters in unorthodox relationships. Director Yorgos Lanthimos returns once again, with stars Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe, since Poor Things earlier this year. Once again, audiences are greeted with another surrealist experience. Perhaps not as unintentionally divisive, but…
Tag: comedy
Review: Inside Out 2
Disney’s had a slew of mistakes lately, but this is not one of them. The emotions within Riley are having a blast since the last time we saw them. But when a big warning light labelled “puberty” appears on their control console… things are about to get crowded. 2015’s Inside Out was a very strong…
Review: The Fall Guy
A fun romantic action comedy that deserves more attention. Stuntman Colt Seavers finds himself back to work after a year long break. He’s hired to work on a science fiction film, but in actuality, he has to save the movie’s production by finding its AWOL lead star. Adding to the complications, the film’s director is…
Review: Wicked Little Letters
A neat little story that delivered more than advertised. Set in the 1920s, a English seaside town is emotionally rattled by obscene, profanity-riddled letters written and posted by an anonymous individual. A unorthodox investigation begins to track down the culprit. It is like 1920s social media! Directed by Thea Sharrock, director of television’s The Hollow…
Review: Ghostbusters – Frozen Empire
Sony might be getting the hang of this whole “Ghostbusters” thing. Following the events of Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the Spengler family have moved into the old New York firehouse, and with it the mantle of protecting the city from ghostly invaders. But an ancient evil stirs, and all of the Ghostbusters need to rally against it…
Review: The Holdovers
Quirky characters, moving stories, heartache, wrapped in a cosy and familiar blanket. 1970 Christmas time, a boys boarding school must house the kids who have nowhere to go for the festive period. This task is given to one of the faculty’s older and most curmudgeonly teachers. Can any of these reluctant individuals find sympathy in…
Review: Wonka
Cadbury’s to Tim Burton’s Hershey’s, this prequel to Dahl’s classic story is delightful. Enthusiastic but naïve chocolatier Willy Wonka returns from adventures in the wilderness to give the world his amazing chocolate inventions. However, the Chocolate Cartel will have none of it, and will do anything to stop a threat to their businesses. Directed by…
Review: Dream Scenario
One of the weirder, but very consumable, comedies seen in a while. Paul Matthews is your average, everyday man. But his life changes forever when people across the globe, people who don’t even know him, are experiencing dreams with him in them. How does this phenomenon affect him… and the world? A big release by…
Review: Barbie
Who knew that a movie about Barbie would not only draw so much attention and discussion, but also be quite good?? Barbieland, a parallel existence to our own, is thrown into turmoil as Classic Barbie begins to experience thoughts contradicting her fantastic plastic existence. Thoughts of death and despair. This takes her and her friend…
Review: Asteroid City
It is always nice to experience a director’s distinct style, even when the film is quite bonkers. Asteroid City is a play written about a widower and his family travelling to an isolated town in the desert to take part in a science stargazing event. But events certainly take a turn for the weird. Directed…