Luce is an incredible narrative and it’s one of the best adaption I’ve seen from a play. Julius Onah and JC Lee penned a screenplay that is so rich with content, preconceived ideals and filled with deceit. He highlights the education system in America and the stereotypes students are faced with. It handles tokenism in schools and the treatment by certain educators. The film is … Continue reading Luce Review
“Last Christmas, I gave you my heart and the very next day, you gave it away” Emma Thompson pens an adapted screenplay from George Michael’s Last Christmas. She takes the song, dissects it and add a completely different meaning to it. If you listen to the song, it’s pretty evident how the story unfolds between Kate (Emilia Clarke) and Tom (Henry Golding) but the important … Continue reading Last Christmas Review
The Irishman is Martin Scorsese’s reflection of his entire career; when he started, how he rose to his power and who helped him along the way. He presented this through the story of Frank Sheeran, the man who was known to paint houses. Frank Sheeran’s story was heavy and he met so many people along the way. It seemed that Sheeran lived many lives throughout … Continue reading The Irishman Review
American Son is an adaptation of the stage play, written by Miami trial lawyer, Christopher Demos-Brown, under the same name. In current years there have been horrific cases about black men being shot by police officers. There have been video recordings of these murders and as Kendra Connor states in the film, “it’s their last line of defence.” What starts out as a missing person’s … Continue reading American Son Review
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