Tag: kenneth branagh
You Are Inverted, The World Is Not/The World Is Inverted, You Are Not: Tenet
Reteaming with cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema, Christopher Nolan’s long-delayed Tenet proves yet again that the director knows the value of collaborating with a maestro of [Read More…]
Murder on the Orient Express Reminds Us to Embrace the Gray Areas of Life
Remakes of classic films–and worse yet, classic films based on equally as classic books–tend always to be dicey. And even with Kenneth Branagh’s faithful rendering [Read More…]
Dunkirk: A Philosophy of Ethics Landmine
Like all requisite major Hollywood war movies that come about roughly every five to ten years, the deaths in Dunkirk set the stage of urgency [Read More…]
War of the Stepmother Bitches: Anjelica Huston vs. Cate Blanchett
When it comes to live action portrayals of Lady Tremaine, Cinderella’s wicked stepmother, the only two women worth taking note of are Anjelica Huston in [Read More…]
Why Ever After Will Always Be the Best Live Action Version of Cinderella
With the latest incarnation of Cinderella being both live action and created, again, by Disney, there leaves a certain amount of realness to be desired. [Read More…]