Moral Reality Saving Private Ryan’s greatness comes from confronting war’s cruel lethality. It’s not only gore or the cinema verite camerawork. In among the multitude of expertly threaded small …
Downspout Based solely on what he created in Downsizing, Alexander Payne must hate everything. Billed as a quirky comedy about tiny people living in a tiny world, Downsizing instead …
George Clooney’s Folly The dark satire of Suburbicon cuts through America’s Donna Reed Show, post-WWII kindness. These perfect little towns, living in harmony where nothing goes wrong. In Suburbicon …
Yes, it’s really great. Really To defend China’s capital city from a horde of gluttonous monsters, local military built the Great Wall. On that wall sit color coordinated troops …
Disco Boogie Mark Whatney is a tough one. He survives years on a desolate planet – alone – while using improvisation for survival. While the book was a tale …
Matt Damon Looks at Earth with Envious Eyes Inspiring and playful, The Martian is the least cynical of Hollywood’s space epics. Trapped astronaut Mark Watney’s (Matt Damon) bright demeanor …