It’s Dominick’s last day in the country, and he’s chosen to keep it a secret from his friends during their final night out. But as he struggles to process his silent farewell, bizarre glitches in his surroundings begin to shatter reality.
Disney remakes have often gotten a bad rap for their consistent reliance on the originals and overuse of CGI. However, Mulan is a remake that is able to transcend beyond Disney's other remakes with a confident and bold earnestness.
With The Father, writer-director Florian Zeller- who wrote and developed the play upon which the film is based- pulls no punches as he confidently makes every effort to put the audience in the mind of someone whose grip on reality has all but vanished. It’s a dazzling testament to Zeller’s abilities as a director as he makes his first transition from stage to film appear as if he’s been working behind a camera his entire career. The dialogue he fashions with co-writer Christopher Hampton, along with the work of production designers Peter Francis and Cathy Featherstone, collectively makes the downward spiral of dementia startlingly tangible, doing so in a way that can be comprehended by everyone except the person it directly affects.
Emily Henry’s adaptation reaches romance movie standards, but not romance reader standards.
A family comedy that combines fantasy and normal school life.
Looking back at the representation of different cultures in the magical world of Harry Potter
The film's storylines read as allegories for the queer experience and that's a source of solace for LGBTQIA+ fans!
