There is so much that is beautiful about Elle that distracts from how ugly of a film it often is. I never imagined a film that opens with such a frightening rape scene could be so funny. But Elle is not really about the rape, it’s about the fractured relationships of the lead character, Michèle, […] Read more
This weekend, there weren’t many new films that screamed must-see, but Gavin O’Connor’s new flick, The Accountant, was certainly the most intriguing one to be released and likely the best option of them all. In The Accountant, Ben Affleck stars as Christian Wolff, a mysterious man who lives a double life. On the surface, he’s […] Read more
It’s been six years since we’ve heard the name Na Hong-jin, the director behind The Chaser and The Yellow Sea, two fantastic South Korean films that took the genre world by storm when they were released. It was a coming out party for a talented new name in the Asian genre filmmaking scene and, since […] Read more
It has been over 15 years since I’ve seen the 1991 animated Disney classic Beauty and the Beast. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise’s family musical and, with that, a special Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital HD release of the film on home video from Disney. For those that don’t know the story, […] Read more
Park Chan-wook is one of my favorite directors. The Korea auteur is a master of style, detail, atmosphere and creativity, resulting in films that often leave a lasting impression. Known mostly for his Vengeance trilogy, with Oldboy being the most famous of the three, Park turns his sights on something quite different than his usual […] Read more
Who would’ve ever imagined that 50 years after the premiere of Batman, the wonderful television series starring Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin, that West and Ward would still be playing the dynamic duo? In the DC Animated Film Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, West and Ward reprise their roles alongside […] Read more
In 1981, Stephen Sondheim and Hal Prince were firmly established as one of the most successful songwriter-producer/director partnership in Broadway history. Together the pair collaborated on hit after hit — West Side Story (1957), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), Company (1970), Follies (1971), A Little Night Music (1973), Pacific […] Read more
While the latest American remake of Godzilla was in theaters just two years ago, the original studio behind the classic monster, Toho, hasn’t made a film with its signature creation for quite some time. Shin Godzilla is the third reboot of Toho’s long-running Godzilla franchise, and the first Godzilla film by Toho since 2004’s Godzilla: […] Read more
On October 4, Movie Buzzers attended a special screening of the documentary Thank You For Your Service aboard the U.S.S. Intrepid in Manhattan. The film is a tragic investigation into the failing mental health policies within the U.S. military and focuses on how woefully unprepared the military has been in addressing these issues over the […] Read more
Disclaimer: This review will have some spoilers Birth of a Nation follows Nat Turner (Nate Parker), a slave who lives on a plantation owned by a very fair (by slave-owner standards) and generally gentle man named Samuel Turner (Armie Hammer). Nat, who can read, is a preacher and holds services for the slaves on the […] Read more
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