Powered by a riveting performance by an almost unrecognizable Jessica Chastain, this slightly airbrushed tragedy presents an arresting cautionary tale about the seductions of wealth, success, and celebrity status, even when pursued “for the sake of the Gospel.”
With its gripping visual style and unembarrassed use of religiously charged symbolism, this 1927 classic is one of the first feature length science fiction movies as well as one of the most enjoyable silent movies on the Vatican’s list of notable films.
The film depicts a lot of events from Aretha Franklin’s life but doesn’t amount to much of a story.
With creeping pacing and visual sequences that tip over into the obscene, the film will definitely leave viewers with images to ponder – for good and ill.
Whatever other version of the life of Jesus Christ you’ve seen, this one is probably better.
Like the fizzy soft-drink version of a zeitgeist cocktail, Raya and the Last Dragon offers a colourfully upbeat presentation of contents which are definitely mixed.
This masterpiece of spiritual filmmaking has been described as the War and Peace of Russian cinema.
If you really liked Hamilton it is probably safe to say you will like its successor. Only less.
A light-hearted romp through the dangers of technology and teenagery, The Mitchells vs the Machines’ peculiar ending adds to the film’s lack of internal cohesion.
This French-language feature delivers some unexpectedly cathartic claustrophobia.
