Cinematic Considerations If Willem Dafoe followed every bit of advice that Oscar winner Gene Hackman gave him, audiences probably wouldn’t be treated to the delightful new independent film, “The Legend of Ochi.” In a recent interview with IndieWire, Dafoe mentioned how Hackman advised him early in h...

Cinematic Considerations Perhaps the closest and most authentic experience of United States military servicemen is the new film written and codirected by former Navy SEALs Ray Mendoza with “Ex Machina” and “Civil War” director Alex Garland. Their new drama titled “Warfare” captures the intricate det...

Cinematic Considerations Oscar winner Rami Malek, best known for playing the title character in television’s “Mr. Robot” and Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, takes his first major steps as a leading man into an action film franchise with “The Amateur.” This paint by numbers espionage film could...

Cinematic Considerations Desperation has no class divide. It’s the central theory behind Academy award-winning director Bong Joon-ho’s latest film, “M...

Cinematic Considerations This year’s Academy Award winner for Best Picture wasn’t propelled by a major studio with an extravagantly large budget, whic...

Cinematic Considerations Sometimes a film can be like a warm hug for audiences and the “Paddington” films, based on the classic Michael Bond stories, ...