Posts Tagged ‘Benedict Cumberbatch’
Film Review – The Phoenician Scheme
After the densely layered Asteroid City (2023) and the ambitious set of Netflix short films, Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme (2025) might feel a little…conventional. But of course, convention isn’t really Anderson’s forte, is it? In terms of artistry, the writer/director has firmly planted himself as one of the most recognizable filmmakers…
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Episode 105 – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
For this week’s podcast, we review Marvel‘s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Keith reviews the new Nicholas Cage meta-comedy, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. We also talk about the history of the American rating system and debate the merits of the…
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Film Review – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
The idea of a “Multiverse” is all the rage now. From Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), to Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), stories featuring multiple dimensions with multiple versions of the same characters is the hot new trend for movies. When it comes to superhero…
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Episode 93 – Spider-Man: No Way Home & The Matrix Resurrections
The first episode of 2022 features reviews for Spider-Man: No Way Home and The Matrix Resurrections. We also think of a couple of pitches for buddies movies starring actors of our choice. For our streaming homework, we review the 1995 cyber-punk action movie, Johnny Mnemonic, which also stars Keanu…
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Episode 90 – The Power of the Dog
For this episode of the podcast, we review Jane Campion‘s latest period drama/western, The Power of the Dog. We also talk about the paranoid 1982 TV movie, Mazes & Monsters, starring a young Tom Hanks. For this episode’s special segment, we compare what fictional movie…
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Film Review – The Power of the Dog
Phil Burbank (Benedict Cumberbatch) is a mean son of a gun. He runs his 1925 Montana ranch with his brother George (Jesse Plemons) like a dictator. Where George is a kinder, gentler soul, Phil controls things with a cruel iron fist. With pursed lips adorning…
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TIFF Review – The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Louis Wain is not a historical figure that many people would even know, let alone know what Wain is famous for doing. I am one of those people, so The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021) was an enjoyable treasure of a film and an…
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Film Review – 1917
Long, unbroken camera takes – where the frame follows on screen action without any edits or cuts – can immerse us into a film when done properly. It allows us to experience events as they happen in real time, going through the physical and emotional…
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