“Distance” peeks into an unconventional family drama
Family dramas are somewhat of a dangerous territory because they’ve been done a thousand times over. And if you’re going to re-tell another story and want it to resonate with a larger audience, it has to be in a manner many of us haven’t seen before. Perci Intalan’s “Distance” managed to do that, to some […]
“The Meg” review: thank you, Jason Statham
Jon Turteltaub’s action-thriller “The Meg” would have been another B-movie that would go from the big screen to DVD in 15 minutes had it not been for its main star, Jason Statham. The 51-year old actor is the film’s saving grace, I think. And thanks to him, we have one of the graceful looking underwater-esque […]
“Christopher Robin” review: is adulting really hard?
Anyone who’s grown up can attest to the fact that adulting is hard. And that’s one of my key takeaways from Marc Forster’s live-action “Christopher Robin.” Adulting is hard–and sucks most of the time. And for Christopher Robin (Ewan McGregor), his current life is not exactly how he envisioned it to be. It’s a far […]