Wes Anderson is not everyone’s cup of tea, but for the devoted his flavor is irresistible. For the past 27 years years, his idiosyncratic way of making movies has enamored many. Look at most lists of best American films of the 21st Century and you’re bound to find The Royal Tenenbaums, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, or The Grand Budapest Hotel. Beneath the immersive set
Read MoreAri Aster has been a big name in genre film for a while now. His illustrious career as writer-director began with the semi-viral horror short The Strange Thing About the Johnsons, rolling into his debut feature, horror smash hit Hereditary, and then only growing bigger with the release of 2019’s Midsommar. Rather than continuing down the path of making critically acclaimed slow-burn horror, Aster decided
Read MoreThe announcement of James Gunn’s new and presumably improved film slate based on DC Comics properties raised some serious eyebrows. Its direction is nearly guaranteed to inspire raging debate for years to come. Such is the nature of comic book films. Nonetheless, a few of the decisions on which films will get made already seem like creative slam dunks. Namely, the
Read MoreM. Night Shyamalan is one of the most contentious filmmakers of our time. Once a bonafide hit-maker with thrillers such as The Sixth Sense and Signs, his stock lowered when audiences failed to connect with his films Lady in the Water and The Happening, before The Last Airbender and After Earth placed him in proverbial “director’s jail”. Nonetheless, he bounced back
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