It was inevitable that an event that had such a global impact as the COVID-19 pandemic would give rise to many films where a pandemic was at the centre of it. Ashgrove is the latest of these films, and though it may not focus on the said pandemic, it at least appears to be inspired by it.
Jennifer (Amanda Brugel) is a scientist responsible for finding a solution to a virus that affects the world’s water supply. The opening sequence…
“Have you ever thought about the future? Err yeah, but whatever you plan on happening never happens.”
One of the things that interest me about art is not always the finished article, whether that be a still image, a film, a piece of music or something else, but the process of making that work of art. The journey the creator goes through can be just as appealing, if not more so, than the finalised artwork because of the discoveries made…
Pixar has produced revolutionary computer-generated animated films ever since the studio’s first feature film in 1995, dazzling the senses with visually breathtaking worlds that encompass captivating stories. Pixar audiences have seen the world of living toys, aquatic life, insect life, and even what happens inside our own heads. Directors Pete Docter and Kemp Powers now take us to the world beyond our living existence in their latest film Soul.
Soul follows Joe Gardner (Jamie Foxx), a middle-aged part-time music teacher…
Wes Anderson last dabbled with stop-motion animation with his adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr. Fox almost a decade ago. When the auteur announced he would be returning to the genre with Isle of Dogs, fans of his work were quick to generate anticipation for the film. The title of this latest feature may derive from an area of London in the River Thames, but the film takes place in a dystopian Japan and follows a young boy, Atari (Koyu…
