Tag: Christian Bale

During the '60s social upheaval, Ford v Ferrari hones in on corporate war and the working class men looking to settle it out of pride.

Sloppy Start The first act of Batman Begins creates a perfect billionaire. The idea is to make the audience empathetic to rich, powerful people. That’s key. Bruce Wayne’s father …

Decent Men in an Indecent Time The masterstroke of The Dark Knight is disrupting Batman fandom. He’s not a good guy. He’s not a hero. The Dark Knight redirects …

Rising Above Recession Bane was born of the recession. He’s a villain looking to reshape society, shifting things away from the rich. Setting a siege in the stock exchange, …

Rising to Opportunistic Power Vice’s conclusions come in the first five minutes. Low wages lead to overworked, tired people who don’t spend time paying attention to things that matter …

A Worldwide Meltdown Made Entertaining Financial collapse was looming prior to the economic meltdown in 2008 – ineptitude, smugness, and blind arrogance caused it. Those are qualities essential to …

David O. Russell pinches down on character, leaving his narrative soggy.

Furnance's pay-off is ignited in the final half hour, director Scott Cooper's work completed with considered patience.

For a film that moves at a languid pace, the complex narrative seemingly cuts out important bridging scenes that would have made it more enjoyable and easier to follow

Rises' greatest asset is how direct of a line it has towards its goals and how precise it stays on that path.

The movie pulls no punches and the atrocities are shown with an utter degree of realism.

Fighting is the only connecting point between them all though, the sole piece of the metaphorical puzzle holding them together.