Tag: movies
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‘Sentimental Value’ and the weight of what is left unsaid – Review

Stellan Skarsgård and Renate Reinsve shine in “Sentimental Value” (2025) The latest from Joachim Trier is one of the most astounding and emotionally resonant films of the year – Review contains some minor spoilers for the end of the film – “Sentimental Value” accomplishes what I might say is the greatest praise that I can…
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Is “The Brutalist” Trying Too Hard? – Review

A Complicated (But Ultimately Positive) Review of One of the Most Celebrated Movies of 2024 Adrien Brody as Laszlo Toth in the commissioned library at Van Buren Manor in “The Brutalist”, dir. Brady Corbet After now seeing The Brutalist twice within the span of a few weeks, it’s obvious that much of the plaudits heaped…
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“INVINCIBLE” and the ‘Third Wave’ of Superhero Stories

Or, how the Superhero genre is following a similar arc to the Westerns of yesteryear. March 29th, 1993 marked the day of the 65th Academy Awards (don’t worry, this isn’t another Oscars article). Of all the notable Academy Awards ceremonies over the years, this one is not usually identified as being massively historically significant, except…

