Taking on a remake or even a re-imagining of the classic movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) is a tall task. But writer and director Paul King, who is most well-known for the Paddington movies, tackles it handily with this breezy and fun iteration of the classic Roald Dahl story. We meet Willy…
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Director Luca Guadagnino has reunited with actor Timothée Chalamet for his latest film, Bones and All. The two last collaborated on the Oscar winning film, Call Me By Your Name (2017). Since that film, Guadagnino has dabbled in absurdist horror with his remake of Suspiria (2018) and a documentary about Salvatore Ferragamo who is well…
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The French Dispatch is the latest movie from writer and director Wes Anderson. I was eagerly anticipating this movie mainly for the absolutely stacked cast. Anderson’s movies tend to be very hit or miss for me, but the stellar cast chock full of big names had me excited. The French Dispatch is more of an…
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Dune is a novel by Frank Herbert that I didn’t even know existed prior to this year. It is allegedly something like 1,000 pages long and is a massive sci-fi saga, but I had never even heard of it until I saw the trailer for Dennis Villeneuve’s two hour and thirty-five minute epic. I love…
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Greta Gerwig’s version of Little Women had a lot of buzz surrounding it even before it was released. Not only was it Gerwig’s follow up to the critically acclaimed Lady Bird, but it was also an adaptation of a classic piece of literature. Not to mention there have already been several film and television adaptations…
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Oh God, here comes Steve Carell in another serious role. Sometimes I just want him to do a straight comedy again. Don’t get me wrong I think he kills it in dramatic roles, but every once in a while I long for the days of Michael Scott and Brick Tamland. More importantly here comes Timothee…
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