I Am Mother is a Netflix original film that delves into the realm of post-apocalyptic science fiction. Directed by Grant Sputore in his feature film debut, the Australian filmmaker relies on practical effects and sets to tell this story. A girl known only as Daughter (Clara Rugaard) is raised into her late teens by the robot…
Zack Snyder does not understand comic books or Batman. I have said this ever since I saw Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. While he tried to channel Frank Miller, watching the Dark Knight risk the lives of civilians while using a machine gun to mow down villains is a line that the Millerverse never…
Director M. Night Shyamalan seemed to have lost some of his film making magic with such movies as The Happening and Lady in the Water, but he seems to have gotten his mojo back with Split, a thriller that came out in 2016. After a birthday party, popular girls Claire (Haley Lu Richardson), Marcia (Jessica…
David O. Russel takes the director’s chair for Joy, a semi-biographical drama film very loosely based on the life of inventor and self-made millionaire Joy Mangano. Joy is an average woman whose family is severely dysfunctional. Everyone expects her to fix all of her problems while she dreams of greater things. One day, she has…
I am a harsh critic of, well, movie critics. They give good reviews to the filmmakers who their drinking buddies, while they show disdain for anyone who think outside the box. They have gotten films wrong before and they will continue to get movies wrong. Click here to read Part 1. Here is another list…
Chris Hemsworth stars in this Michael Mann directed thriller Blackhat. The story of a cyber-terrorist who is planning something very big, but no one can pinpoint what it is or how he does it. In Hong Kong, a computer hacker uses a RAT (Remote Access Tool) to stop the cooling fans, causing an explosion and…
I remember when I was first studying writing, filming, and media, I came across the American Film Institute’s Top 100 films. At the top of the list was Citizen Kane. I saw that movie and I was moved, easily seeing how it made to the top of the list. I saw some of his other…
