Zoo ‘s as they go can be fun. This was a fascinating visit to the zoo. There are no humans in Zootopia (2016, USA), only animated talking animals that live as people do, in the city, or in the country, in a place called Zootopia. Some zoo, eh? At a story level, this Disney animation…

The Elephant Man: This choice of film for director David Lynch was something of a departure from his debut Eraserhead two years earlier. Eraserhead was truly independent film-making, but The Elephant Man (1980), set in Victorian England, was a mainstream drama. After The Elephant Man, Lynch then directed Dune, a science fiction blockbuster that turned…

Sally Field is back—sort of. Though the Oscar winning actress Sally Field has featured in some popular feature films over the last twenty years, Hello, My Name is Doris is her first feature film leading role since Eye for an Eye in 1996. Her list of supporting roles is still impressive, from historical bio-pic Lincoln…

Too cynical. Satirizing classical Hollywood was always going to be interesting, but Hail Caesar! (2016, USA) does not quite hit the mark. It lacks imagination. Hail, Caesar! will still divide audiences: some will find it hilarious, but others will be put-off by its incessant cynicism and ultimate hollow feeling. Filming a crucifixion scene in a biblical…

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