Darkness looms over the filmography of Stanley Kubrick. From the spacecraft run by the murderous artificial intelligence; dystopian London seeking to eradicate ultraviolence; the ruins of Vietnam; the isolated Overlook Hotel; or the War Room of the Pentagon; Kubrick was willing to explore what terrified others and has led many to despair about the future …
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Inside Out 2: Hope for Sequels
Inside Out 2 is a warranted sequel. So often studios will crank out sequels for business reasons, despite the fact there is either no way to continue a story that has already been resolved; or that the sequel could not live up to the standard set by the original. Thankfully that is not the case, here. …
Poor Things: R-rated Barbie
When I first watched the coming-of-age teen comedy Superbad in 2008, I was immediately won over to Emma Stone as Jules, the object of Jonah Hill’s affection. As the years passed and she released hit after hit (Zomebieland, Easy A, and The Amazing Spider-Man), I knew she would have a successful career as the new “it” comedy girl ranking …
Dune: Part II
Dune: Part II exceeded my expectations and, like the first installment released in 2021 (which I also reviewed), deserves to be ranked among iconic science-fiction movies including 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien, Star Wars, and Blade Runner. I think the simplest way to summarize my feelings is that whichever way one screens it, be it at a theater or streaming …
The City of Cinema 