Legend of Tarzan: Yates’ Modernist Version of the Ape Man’s Origin–or the Beauty of Alexander Skarsgard’s Torso and Abs

Regrettably, Yates movie is a rather verbose, rarely witty, and seldom thrilling enterprise

Our Kind of Traitor: So-So Screen Version of John Le Carre Novel, Starring Ewan McGregor, Skarsgard, and Damian Lewis

In Our Kind of Traitor, Ewan McGregor, the ever-likable and ultra-modest actor, plays a poetry professor recruited by MI6 to bring a Russian mafia accountant (Stellan Skarsgärd) in from the cold.

Independence Day: Resurgence–Messy, Risible Sequel to 1996 Smash Hit

First the bad news: Independence Day: Resurgence, the eagerly anticipated sequel to the 1996 smash hit, is a terrible picture on any number of levels–unless you wanna see series of big and bigger explosions.

Finding Dory: Disney’s Animation Breaks Records

Finding Dory has opened with a record-breaking $9.2 million on Thursday night. The Disney-Pixar sequel had the biggest Thursday debut of all time for an animated film. Finding Dory topped Minions ($6.2 million) and Despicable Me 2 ($4.7 million) as well as Diseny-Pixar hits Toy Story 3 ($4 million) and Inside Out ($3.7 million).  It also more than […]

Lobster, The: Making of Lanthimos Satirical Sci-Fi (Part One)

The Lobster is a love story set in the near future where single people, according to the rules of The City, are arrested and transferred to The Hotel.