Written by Nick McCann "“Pacific Rim” positively drips with its mecha anime and Japanese tokusatsu influences. The world-building is smooth and enthralling, setting a grand picture down to the tiniest detail of the kaiju war. Yet it still remains..."… Continue reading.
Tag: Guillermo Del Toro
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Written by Taylor Baker "With the help of writer Patrick McHale, Guillermo del Toro has gently spun the beloved classic tale of a wooden boy and his quest for humanity to revolve around themes and ideas that del Toro has … Continue reading.
Nightmare Alley
Written by Taylor Baker 70/100 Four years on from Guillermo Del Toro's Oscar winning film The Shape of Water he returns to the big screen with Nightmare Alley. A cautionary tale built around Bradley Cooper’s Stan Carlisle, who plays a … Continue reading.
Antlers
Written by Taylor Baker 60/100 Scott Cooper's Antlers was originally slated to release in April of 2020, a couple delays and a Disney buyout of 21st Century Fox later and the film that completed it's shoot in November of 2018 … Continue reading.
Fantasia & New York Asian Film Festival Review: Junk Head
Written by Patrick Hao 64/100 If filmmaking is a labor of love, then animation is the 12 Labors of Hercules. It’s a long, lugubrious, and isolating process. For director Takahide Hori, the stop motion animated film Junk Head is one … Continue reading.