Month: December 2016
Fences: It’s all about the acting
by Matt Ward
Broadway doesn’t usually translate to the silver screen all that well. Oscar winner Denzel Washington’s film adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play “Fences” might just be the truest, most authentic stage to screen transformation in cinematic history. “Fences” might not be the year’s best movie, nor a game changer in Hollywood for years to come. However for nearly two-and-a-half … Read More Fences: It’s all about the acting
Rogue One: Star Wars like no other
by Matt Ward
There’s a reason “Rogue One,” the latest in the world’s most popular film franchises, is tagged as “A Star Wars Story” rather than given an episode number like every other movie in the George Lucas series. Like its vigilante, independent title might suggest, “Rogue One” stands alone from all seven previous “Star Wars” films in nearly every way, from plot to characters to cinematography. … Read More Rogue One: Star Wars like no other
Nocturnal Animals: Creatures of the night
by Matt Ward
Chances are there will never be another movie quite like “Nocturnal Animals.” Fashion designer turned director Tom Ford’s second film makes bold statement after bold statement cinematically on its way to being one of the year’s best movies – and certainly its most controversial. Before any of the feature’s four main stars – Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon or Aaron Taylor-Johnson – even … Read More Nocturnal Animals: Creatures of the night
Allied: The spy who loved he
by Matt Ward
Love isn’t easy for the average Joe. It mus be massively complicated for spies living on the edge during the heyday of World War II Europe, or at least Robert Zemeckis is banking on audiences believing it. His latest film, “Allied,” stars Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard as veteran assassins who fall in love during their first mission together killing a German ambassador. After … Read More Allied: The spy who loved he
Cinematic Considerations 