Posts Tagged ‘Eddie Redmayne’
Film Review – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Writer/director Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) examines the real-life story of seven protestors put on trial following the infamous riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Those accused of inciting violence came from different parts of the country…
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Film Review – The Aeronauts
The Aeronauts is an unexpected film. The majority of the film is set in London in 1862 and begins right before Amelia Rennes (Felicity Jones) takes off in a giant hot air balloon with burgeoning atmosphere scientist James Glaisher (Eddie Redmayne). The film has no backstory, to…
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Film Review – Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
There is nothing like going back to a beloved series, so etched in your mind both the experiences of reading the books and then seeing the film adaptations. While it is not Harry Potter, it is the same universe only in prequel form and expanding…
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Film Review – Early Man
Meh. It’s okay. Look, Aardman Animations has long been a high benchmark for quality stop-motion hand crafted animation. From their very earliest works like the incredibly funny Oscar winning short Creature Comforts (that’s the one with the zoo animals giving interviews to an unseen documentary…
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Film Review – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
The return to the wizarding world of J.K. Rowling begins with that iconic tune with the Warner Brothers’ logo shrouded in clouds. After that, the film begins with a wizard stand-off scene featuring a violent bang or flash that only lasts about a minute. We are…
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Film Review – The Danish Girl
Soon after Eddie Redmayne picked up a Best Actor Oscar for The Theory of Everything, an image of Redmayne dressed up as a woman was shared online. It was for his next project, The Danish Girl, and it pretty much became known then that this…
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2015 Oscar Predictions – Ben’s Picks
The Academy Awards are here again and unlike most years I am actually ready to move on to the next year. Don’t get me wrong, I will watch and get excited and angry depending on the results but most awards are pretty wrapped up except,…
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Film Review – Jupiter Ascending
Jupiter Ascending (2015) is a spectacular mess. It’s big and ambitious, but also ridiculous and damn near incomprehensible. There’s no denying that Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski (who wrote and directed) have a unique vision as a duo, but their latest has them spiraling out of…
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