Adonis Creed has officially stepped out of the shadow of Rocky Balboa. After two wildly successful films, the Creed series, which spun out of the storied Rocky films, now makes its first move without Sylvester Stallone. A controversial move, to […]
Adonis Creed has officially stepped out of the shadow of Rocky Balboa. After two wildly successful films, the Creed series, which spun out of the storied Rocky films, now makes its first move without Sylvester Stallone. A controversial move, to […]
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is in a weird place. After a legendary run of critical and commercial smash-hits leading up to the juggernaut that was Avengers: Endgame, Phase 4 was a bit hit-or-miss for most. For every roaring success like […]
The following is part of Full Circle Cinema’s coverage of Sundance 2023. Self-help is complicated. The concept itself is incredibly easy to process but difficult to actualize. How much of so-called “self-care” is actually giving yourself passes for your mistakes? Do […]
The following is part of Full Circle Cinema’s coverage of Sundance 2023. The NEXT section in Sundance has long been home to movies on the fringe. Films that are more avant-garde, experimental. A lot of these films languish in obscurity following […]
The following is part of Full Circle Cinema’s coverage of Sundance 2023. Space. A Rorschach test for the mind. Some view it as a new frontier, an endless black sea to ride upon in search of great wonders. To the more […]
The following is part of Full Circle Cinema’s coverage of Sundance 2023. One of the biggest joys of a festival is seeing a film that you know will become a bonafide crowd-pleaser. You hear the buzz beforehand, and within a […]
Florian Zeller’s directorial debut, The Father, became an unlikely awards darling upon its release in 2020. Pulling a major upset for Best Actor at the Academy Awards two years ago for Anthony Hopkins, the film marked a successful transition from […]
Gerard Butler deserves his flowers. For the past decade or so, the actor’s steadfast commitment to pumping out genre movies no other actor would touch has kept the mid-budget film alive. Sometimes, this results in some gems: Greenland, Copshop, or the cult-classic-in-the-making Olympus […]
Water, like cinema, is ever-changing, bending to the will of whatever and whoever holds it. To the unimaginative, it’s something to contain – to force into increasingly unnatural shapes that may be impressive, but artificial. In its true splendor, water […]
Movies about movies by prolific filmmakers are en vogue right now, as are movies aping their youth or experience. Bonus points if they get both. Armageddon Time probes James Gray’s early school experiences with systemic racism, The Fabelmans acts as […]