After the Trojan War, Odysseus (Matt Damon) faces a perilous journey home to Ithaca, where his wife Penelope (Anne Hathaway) and son Telemachus (Tom Holland) are desperately holding off suitors to his throne. Christopher Nolan is known for epic scale and scope in his movies, so perhaps he is best equipped of all people to … Continue reading The Odyssey
Welcome to my annual look ahead to my most anticipated upcoming films of the year. All but one of my Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2025 were released this year and in most cases my anticipation was rewarded with an excellent film. In fact I am fairly confident you will spot a few in my … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2026
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) known as "the father of the atomic bomb". Christopher Nolan's biopic of Oppenheimer is typically not a straightforward telling of the man's life. In fact it eschews any efforts to tell you about his life prior to being a noteworthy physicist aside from a few scenes where … Continue reading Oppenheimer
Guessing what films are going to be the best any given year is an inherently dumb thing to do. Firstly, we are only ever aware of films with big names or big budgets and have no idea about those hidden gems that come out of left field. Secondly, as I have witnessed many times before … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2023
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