Jazzopen 2021 Best-of 

This movie is based on the LEGO Disney Princess building set.

“Ad Astra” is a film that possesses similar beats to sci-fi classics, falling into the realm of cinematic hypnotism, and pulling us in with its mysteriously intoxicating identity.

The film seems like an extreme interpretation of the conspiracy theorists that exist in real life. And then, there’s the twist.

This powerful story shines with poetic animation, an exploration of deeper truths, and the protagonist's complex search for identity.

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.

An enchanted school for young heroes and villains brings the battle between good and evil in this fantasy movie.