War

A Year in review: a review of 2023

A Year in review: a review of 2023 2023 was another great year for television. Among other great shows we watched (and I reviewed) this year were Gen V (outrageous spin-off of The Boys), One Piece (excellent live-action version of a rather dumb anime), a new BBC remake of War of the Worlds, an engaging …

Oppie Oppie Fission Free: a review of Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer Directed by Christopher Nolan Screenplay by Christopher Nolan Based on American Prometheus by Kai Bird & Martin J. Sherwin Produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven & Christopher Nolan Cast Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer, a theoretical physicist and director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Emily Blunt as Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer, Robert Oppenheimer’s …

“How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You’re Not Anywhere at All?”*: a review of Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Directed by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert Produced by Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Mike Larocca, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang, Peter Tam Lee Starring Michelle Yeoh Stephanie Hsu Ke Huy Quan Jenny Slate Harry Shum Jr. James Hong Jamie Lee Curtis Cinematography Larkin Seiple Edited by Paul …

Pointing fingers: a review of The Banshees of Inisherin

The Banshees of Inisherin Directed by Martin McDonagh Written by Martin McDonagh Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, Martin McDonagh Starring Colin Farrell as Pádraic Súilleabháin Brendan Gleeson as Colm Doherty Kerry Condon as Siobhán Súilleabháin Barry Keoghan as Dominic Kearney Pat Shortt as Jonjo Devine Jon Kenny as Gerry Bríd Ní Neachtain as Mrs. …

Where poppies grow: a review of All Quiet on the Western Front

Directed by Edward Berger Screenplay by Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger Based on All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque Produced by Daniel Brühl, Daniel Marc Dreifuss, Malte Grunert, Clive Barker, Marc Toberoff, Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell Starring Felix Kammerer as Paul Bäumer Albrecht Schuch as Stanislaus “Kat” Katczinsky Aaron Hilmer …

Of Rice and Men: a review of Funan

Funan Directed by Denis Do Written by Denis Do, Magali Pouzol, Elise Trinh Produced by Sébastien Onomo, David Grumbach, Annemie Degryse, Louise Génis Cosserat, Justin Stewart Starring Bérénice Bejo, Louis Garrel Music by Thibault Kientz Agyeman Production companies Les Films d’ici, Sébastien Onomo, Bac Films Distributed by Bac Films (France), Lumière (Belgium) Running time 84 …