the first and probably last of its kind. there was a moment during this that was so ridiculous i basically blacked out for 10 minutes from disbelief. was that even allowed?something very Annette (2021) about this, which is a good thing. i will say, i did want out of this multiple times and couldn’t see the light. probably the hardest anyone will ever commit to the bit and for that reason alone i gotta respect it. i’m underselling this thing, it’s fucking ridiculous. technically a monkey mondays movie
As personal and egoless as you could ever hope to expect from an $120 million self-portrait that doubles as a fable about the fall of Ancient Rome, Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” is the story of an ingenious eccentric who dares to stake his fortune on a more optimistic vision for the future — not because he thinks he can single-handedly bring that vision to bear, but rather because history has taught him that questioning a civilization’s present condition is the…
If you ask Wes Ball, The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is both the fourth film he's directed, and the fifth as well. It's not that the director has lost track of the movies he's made — he helmed all three installments in The Maze Runner series — but in order to make Kingdom, he had to "shoot the movie twice."
Gifted children (or prodigy) movies are driven by an intriguing paradox: what if they don’t realize their full potential if not adequately challenged? But what if the pursuit of intense challenges inculcates within them a fear of failure, which can adversely impact their childhood and beyond? In a world where individuals can be casually stigmatized for being ‘different,’ extraordinary intellect can’t always be a gift. Movies like A Beautiful Mind (2001), Shine (1996), Good Will Hunting (1997), The Royal Tenenbaums…
As part of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, LaCinetek invites you to (re)discover the lists of filmmakers presenting their films in the festival's prestigious selections.
Ontdek de meeslepende wereld van Richard Linklater's tijdloze cinema, waarin suburbane culturen tot leven komen en de kracht van verhalen vertellen centraal staat. Vanaf 16 mei te zien in Filmhuis Breda! Bekijk hier de volledige lijst met films.
Today we explore Wes Ball's Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes as one of the more impressive and thoughtful blockbusters of the 2020s, then tackling the greater Apes universe, its sometimes-radical politics, and the future of this IP on our most recent episode. We also rank The Planet of the Apes films below!
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