Academy Award winner Damien Chazelle has become one of my favorite directors working today. From my introduction to him in 2014 with Whiplash to 2016’s La La Land and 2018’s First Man, Chazelle’s repertoire has shown that the Oscar winner is unafraid to tackle unique subject matters while challenging his audience. It’s been four years since
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Throughout his illustrious career, Academy Award winner Guillermo del Toro has been known as an innovator and one of the most beloved filmmakers working today. From his debut film in 1993, Cronos, del Toro has never shied away from the fantastic and originality. So whether you love or hate his movies, there’s
Avatar: The Way of Water
James Cameron is one of this generation’s most innovative filmmakers. Cameron has revolutionized the industry throughout his career with technological advances in both practical and visual effects. Going back to the T-800 in 1984’s The Terminator to 1986’s Queen in Aliens to the first moment cinephiles laid eyes on Robert Patrick’s T-1000 to recreating
Comparing The Three Versions of Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Some 44 years after it went into production, Star Trek: The Motion Picture is finally complete. We don’t say that frivolously. Star Trek: The Motion Picture is one of Hollywood’s most famous “unfinished” films. Rushing to meet a December 7, 1979 release date, with many of the visual effects being completed right up until the […]
INDIANA JONES 5 at D23
Among the mountain of Marvel and Star Wars news coming out of D23 this weekend was news of an Indiana Jones 5 presentation. This presentation apparently included a trailer that received a standing ovation. Like everyone else, we are hoping for a good Indiana Jones movie after Indiana Jones and the Kingdom Of The Crystal […]