Kristen Stewart delivers an all-time great portrayal of a monumental figure in Spencer

Pablo Larrain’s Spencer shows the intense internalized battle being waged against the crown, as Princess Diana’s (Kristen Stewart) agency is stolen away, putting every aspect of her life under a microscope. Isolating, alienating performance from Stewart and direction from Larrain, captures a fictional, yet a real portion of her life that attempts to hide from the public. In Stewart’s performance, we see that struggle inside her through physicality. … More Kristen Stewart delivers an all-time great portrayal of a monumental figure in Spencer

Scottsdale Film Festival: Do Not Hesitate only scratches the surface of wartime psychology

The psychology of war is a tricky thing. War takes good natured men and turns them into machines, scaring the life out of them and making distrust a necessity for survival. It programs the youngest of adults, the most impressionable among us, with no capacity for dealing with life-or-death situations and brings out their worst instincts. Emotion needs to be stripped to make a good soldier, but what about the fallout of this stripped humanity?
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Last Night in Soho and Antlers fail to attract a niche audience

Last Night in Soho and Antlers – two original Horror films with middling to negative reviews, opened up to 3,000+ theaters and found their average tumble and show the public is still not ready to see every new release in theaters. Edgar Wright’s films have ardent fans and their detractors, but his Dario Argento Giallo … More Last Night in Soho and Antlers fail to attract a niche audience

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car gets new trailer and release date

Ryusuke Hamaguchi is having a moment. His 2018 film Asako I & II carved a path, but his latest film that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival – Drive My Car – is making waves in Festival and award circles. The Best Screenplay winner at the 2021 Cannes awards is the Japanese Oscar submission for … More Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car gets new trailer and release date