La La Land

Fresh from earning praise for “Whiplash,” film director, Damien Chazelle (First Man, Babylon) worked on his next project he’s been working on since college. An ambitious project based on his fondness for musicals from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Set in modern times, “La La Land” is about a pair of starving artists named, Mia […]

Inside Out

After “Up” came out in 2009, Pixar director, Pete Docter (Up, Soul, Monster’s Inc.) worked on his next project titled, “Inside Out.” He visited psychologists taking notes on what the human mind can affect our daily lives as well as creating emotions depicted as three-dimensional characters with distinctive personalities reflecting a specific emotion. It took […]

Homecoming (1996)

Now, now, “Homecoming” has nothing to do with Spider-Man or that song by Kanye West & Chris Martin. It’s actually a TV movie produced by Showtime. Based on a book published by Cynthia Voigt, Homecoming takes place in the late ’70s. It’s about a group of siblings searching for a place to live after their […]

The Talented Mr. Ripley

In 1955, novelist, Patricia Highsmith published a psychological thriller book titled, “The Talented Mr. Ripley.” It follows a con man named, Tom Ripley. He’s tasked by a businessman to travel to Italy and bring his son, Dickie home. Ripley accepts the job. After befriending Dickie and his girlfriend, Marge, the plan to bring the rich […]

Beau Is Afraid (A24’s Flop Vol. 1 #1)

2022 was an epic year for independent film studio, A24. Brendan Fraser ultimately won an Oscar for “Best Actor” in Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale.” “X” & “Pearl” became modern classics. “Everything Everywhere All at Once” won “Best Picture.” One Year Later, Ari Aster (Midsommar) worked on his latest film called, “Beau Is Afraid.” Based on […]

Poor Things

In 1992, author, Alasdair Gray published a book titled, “Poor Things.” A sci-fi dark dramedy set in a steampunk world about a woman named, Bella Baxter who’s brought back to life by a scientist. Her old brain is removed and replaced with an infant’s brain. Resulting in no memories of her previous life and has […]