ETERNALS dir. Chloe Zhao, starring Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie, et al Due to the events of Avengers: Endgame, the snap that brought about the return of half the universe's population kick starts the emergence: the awakening of a new Celestial, the gods of...
BOTTLE ROCKET, review by Darryl Mansel RUSHMORE, review by Lindsay Dunn THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS, review by Edwin Arnaudin THE LIFE AQUATIC with STEVE ZISSOU, review by Joel Winstead THE DARJEELING LIMITED, review by Darryl Mansel FANTASTIC MR. FOX, review by Darryl Mansel MOONRISE KINGDOM, review by Darryl Mansel THE GRAND BUDAPEST...
ISLE OF DOGS dir. Wes Anderson, starring Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber, Bill Murray, et al There’s no one out there that’s going to argue about Wes Anderson’s filmography being eclectic. From his first film “Bottle Rocket,” to “The Royal Tenenbaums” and the “Grand...
dir. Wes Anderson, starring Ralph Finnes, Tony Revolori, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Saoirse Ronan, et. al The Grand Budapest Hotel At first glance, there is a lot to be said about Wes Anderson’s 2014 film The Grand Budapest Hotel solely from a technical angle. Whether it is...
MOONRISE KINGDOM dir. Wes Anderson, starring Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, et al Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson's coming-of-age dramedy, tells the story of orphaned boy Sam who stages a Shawshank Redemption-like escape from his scouting camp tent to rendezvous with his pen pal and...
THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX dir. Wes Anderson, starring George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, et al The Fantastic Mr. Fox, the outlandish stop motion heist film, is the sixth entry in director Wes Anderson's filmography and Anderson's freshmen attempt outside of directing live actors. An...
DUNE dir. Denis Villeneuve, starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, et al Dune, the story of fate, of destiny, of the biggest treasure in the universe and the never-ending struggle to defend it, is one of the most highly regarded books in...
THE DARJEELING LIMITED dir. Wes Anderson, starring Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman The Darjeeling Limited, the fifth outing from director Wes Anderson, covers a trio of estranged brothers on a spiritual train ride through India after their father's death. The brother's journey (both physical and metaphorical),...
THE LIFE AQUATIC W/STEVE ZISSOU dir. Wes Anderson, starring Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Houston, Willem DaFoe, et. al The year is 2004 and Wes Anderson is about to unveil his fourth feature film. The financial success of The Royal Tenenbaums – his highest grossing feature until...
THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS dir. Wes Anderson, starring Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Danny Glover, Ben Stiller, Bill Murray, Gwyneth Paltrow, et. al The Royal Tenenbaums became my favorite movie before I even saw it. Between its perfect mini movie poster that I clipped from the pages of Entertainment Weekly and taped to...
