The Inventor
SimilarBen-Hur (1959) Edward Scissorhands (1990), Gladiator (2000), Metropolis (1927), Princess Mononoke (1997), Schindler's List (1993), Titanic (1997), Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005),
Watch afterA Quiet Place (2018), Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023),
Barbie (2023) Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), Fight Club (1999), Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023),
Oppenheimer (2023) Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), The Batman (2022), The Menu (2022), Wonka (2023),
StudioHBO Documentary Films,
The Inventor is an odd little film. It is a mess throughout, and there are many instances where I got the sense that writer/co-director Jim Capbianco did not know what kind of story he was trying to tell or who his audience was. And yet it possesses an undeniable charm, one that sticks with you. Continue Reading →
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SimilarAnna and the King (1999), Brubaker (1980), Freedom Writers (2007), I Stand Alone (1998),
Mississippi Burning (1988) Raging Bull (1980), The Pursuit of Happyness (2006),
Watch afterGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023),
What makes an object meaningful? The plans its creators had for it? The image that its consumers build into it? The purpose it serves? The one who wields it? Continue Reading →
Avicii: True Stories
If you were a respected artist named David who wanted to make a movie that would show viewers the weirdness that lay barely hidden beyond the well-manicured lawns of small-town America, the fall of 1986 was clearly your time to thrive. Of course, the most notable example of this was David Lynch’s Blue Velvet, which detonated in theaters in September of that year and caused reverberations that are still being felt today. Continue Reading →