Give DC its Due - The Batman is one for the culture - DC Movie Review
Better than anything that guy with a hammer can do for Norse theology or what Elon Musk’s doppelganger in a metallic red suit can do for science; Batman is for culture. Ignoring all the prequels that came before it and all the sequels that will – unavoidably – come after, The …
The Lighthouse: a damned delight
Black and white and weird, The Lighthouse serves as a noir allegory for the mental cost of isolation. Pretty pertinent lockdown viewing then, but not the escapism you might be seeking. Originally meant as a contemporary version of Edgar Allan-Poe’s unfinished short story, the fi…
Ad Astra and the Pursuit of Nothing
A story about a man in space, sure, but not just a story about a man in space. Rather, Ad Astra is an existential thrill ride about what it means to be a man in space. And what does it mean really? For Brad Pitt’s Roy McBride, directed by James Gray, it means a life …
