Alita: Battle Angel

A deactivated cyborg is revived and rebuilt with no memory of her past so goes on a quest to learn the truth about herself in Robert Rodriguez’ Alita: Battle Angel. Adaptations of Japanese Anime and Manga have been fairly poorly received over the years. The most recent example was Ghost in the Shell; a film…

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man enters the world of cinematic animation in Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman’s reality hopping Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Audiences have seen a number of versions of Spider-Man since the 2002 Sam Raimi film set the world on fire and elevated interest in the character to a whole new level. We’re on our…

Hidden Figures

Theodore Melfi’s Hidden Figures tells the vastly under-represented story of the team of African-American women mathematicians who were vital to the early days of the United States space program. Typically biopics about the space program focus on the astronauts involved so right away this story stands out as something different. In some ways it’s baffling…

Moonlight

Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight tells a story of self discovery through the eyes of a young boy who struggles with his identity at key points in his life. People are never what they seem and multiple versions of everyone exist depending on who is interacting with them and making their own judgements. This idea is at…