Mowgli returns to the jungle
Calvin Prickett
Late last year, within a small darkened screening room in the bowels of London-based visual effects company MPC’s studio, Iron Man director Jon Favreau invited a handful of journalists to…
Calvin Prickett
Anomalisa: Pretentious puppets are a let-down even during sex
Coming from Being John Malkovich writer Charlie Kaufman, Anomalisa is a character study on the mundanity of middle-age, the fragility of the human psyche in the face of crippling loneliness,…
Allegiant: Surprisingly entertaining sci-fi bogged down by teenage angst
The third in the Divergent franchise, Allegiant continues where Insurgent left off; the factions broken, the regime toppled, and a world of possibilities waiting outside the wall that surrounds post-apocalyptic…
Spotlight Review
Spotlight tells the remarkable true story of the Boston Globe newspaper’s investigative journalism unit, whom broke the story of the systemic child abuse and culture of secrecy and cover-ups within…
INTERVIEW: Keaton, Ruffalo and McCarthy on Spotlight
Spotlight came out of nowhere for many pundits, upsetting many Oscars predictions and buckling former Best Picture-favourite The Revenant’s chances at a sweep. Spotlight tells the true tale of the…