The 1962 book, A Wrinkle in Time, was one that completely passed me by growing up. However, it has developed a fervent following, now large enough to warrant a $105 million dollar cinematic adaptation. What transpires is noble in its…
As singers we usually need to present a total package. Across all genres image and looking the part is important. Even in the classical world and opera in particular, there has been a growing trend in the last 10 years…
A word of warning about the new sci-fi thriller Annihilation… if you’re expecting a straight-forward narrative adventure, you’re probably not going to like it. The latest from writer/director Alex Garland is adapted from a book series. Frankly, it doesn’t have…
Aardman Animation and founder/director Nick Park are responsible for some great little animated efforts of recent years, including the Wallace & Gromit series and feature film, the Shaun the Sheep spin-off and movie, and Chicken Run. Early Man is the…
It seems like it has been only a short time since a superhero film opened in cinemas… wait, it has only been a few months since the last title. Regardless, audiences should prepare to be inundated once again with the…
The 15:17 to Paris is a biopic that chronicles the actions of three US military servicemen who thwarted an assailant on a passenger train bound for Paris in 2015. Of course, the three men involved, Spenser Stone, Anthony Sadler and…
With the Academy Awards on the horizon, Landmark Cinemas is releasing a pair of programs showcasing some of the harder-to-see nominees. Oscar Nominated Short Films 2018: Animation presents a great collection of little films that come highly recommended. It’s a…
Telling stories using a short narrative format is remarkably difficult. Twenty minutes isn’t a lot of time to develop characters and the films have to tell their stories in an economical manner without coming across as too blunt and obvious…
The real life figure of Sarah Winchester and her bizarre, massive estate is fascinating. Heiress to a gun company fortune, she was also credited by many to have come up with various inventions that are still used in households today.…
Another Young Adult book-to-film series is set to come to a close this week with Maze Runner: The Death Cure. You’ll be forgiven for having forgotten about the previous features; it has been nearly two and a half years since…