Director: Rupert Sanders Studio: Paramount Pictures Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Michael Pitt, Pilou Asbæk Release Date: March 31st, 2017 Rating: N/A Ghost in the Shell is, by all accounts, a painfully mediocre movie. Mamoru Oshii’s classic anime version from 1995 is beloved for not only its cool action and graphic imagery, but also for its ethical … There’s No More Excuses for Whitewashing After Ghost in the Shell
Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts Studio(s): Legendary Entertainment, Tencent Pictures Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, John C. Reilly, Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson Release Date: March 10th, 2017 Rating: Kong: Skull Island is the second entry into Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment’s “MonsterVerse,” with 2014’s Godzilla reboot being the first. Warner Bros. is using these famous properties to try … Film Review: ‘Kong: Skull Island’
Image via Lionsgate Film: La La Land Director: Damien Chazelle Release Date: December 9, 2016 Studio: Summit Entertainment Rating: “Here’s to the fools who dream,” Emma Stone sings on “Audition,” one of the standout numbers from Damien Chazelle’s La La Land. It’s an endearingly doe-eyed, overly saccharine moment; one that captures the half-romantic-half-naive idealism … Movie Review: ‘La La Land’