Let’s address the elephant, or rather the gargantuan dragon, in the room. Outside of commercial motivations, this near-identical remake offers little in the way of artistic justification. And yet, ...

If there’s one thing Hollywood loves, it’s exploring itself. From the earliest days of cinema—recreated in everything from Singin’ in the Rain to Babylon—the city of stars is often at its best when ...

By 1963, the studio had already taught group life lessons through horse riding (The Horsemasters), introduced us to The Horse with the Flying Tail, and even rescued horses from the Nazis (Miracle of ...

The first 25 minutes of this chapter contain some of the most exciting and well-executed spectacles of sound and vision in the entire series. Lucas takes the frenetic energy of the Return of the Jedi ...

Festival season is upon us and soon Sydney will be battling a combination of cold and rain, the sniffles and overwhelming choice of things to do on a night out. As the Sydney Film Festival (SFF) ...

Following the massive success of The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel, powerhouse duo Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino likely had their pick of projects.It’s fitting, then, that they’ve returned to a ...

Barry Levinson’s mobster saga boasts such deep genre pedigree that they’ve cast Robert De Niro twice. With a script by Goodfellas and Casino scribe Nicholas Pileggi and a story inspired by the ...

Like George himself, Soderbergh’s lens oscillates between cool detachment and uncomfortable intimacy. After all, he’s a master of this kind of up-close grilling, a skill he’s honed since his 1989 ...

The western genre has changed a hell of a lot over the past century. Once the dominant force in cinematic storytelling, it’s now mostly the domain of filmmakers with a genuine passion for the era.

The Wild Robot As we approach the remake of director Chris Sanders’ most enduring classics, Lilo & Stitch and How to Train Your Dragon, this Ugly Duckling narrative that Sanders so often favours ...

Restoration In 2023, Disney released a 4K restoration of Cinderella—one of the key inspirations for my return to physical media.Restoration director Kevin Schaeffer, along with the legendary Eric ...

For the most part, this works, and the action is reliable if unspectacular. Through a series of rapid-fire fistfights, Wilson is established as every bit as formidable as his predecessor, albeit more ...