The Shape of Water

Guillermo Del Toro delivers an unconventional love story between a mute and a mysterious sea creature in The Shape of Water. This film immediately stands out as being somewhat daring because it has a mute protagonist. There’s a skill to presenting a character who never says a word and making them engaging to a wide audience….

Kneel Before Pod – Doctor Strange

Kneel Before Pod brings together Aaron, Angus, Natalie and myself (Craig) to discuss the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe offering, Doctor Strange. Check out our varied discussion that covers a variety of topics from Kung-Fu Panda to Interstellar. Also, listen for a counter of every instance of the word “Strange” said by the contributors. The reveal…

Arrival

Aliens come to Earth for mysterious reasons that an elite team have to get to the bottom of in Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival. Every now and again a sci-fi film comes along that does everything that I feel science fiction exists for. Namely to frame real world issues in a fantastical context that allows for subtle…

Doctor Strange

The Marvel Cinematic Universe takes a stroll into the mystical with Scott Derrickson’s Doctor Strange and offers some new rules for us to apply to this universe. Doctor Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) is a gifted and respected neurosurgeon who definitely believes the hype that surrounds his talents. He takes on cases that will win him…

Miles Ahead

When is a biopic not a biopic? The answer comes in the form of Miles Ahead, staring Don Cheadle as the titular lead Miles Davis. This is also Cheadle’s directorial debut, and he further adds feathers to his already impressive hat with story and screenwriting credits, credits which he shares with Steven Baigelman (Feeling Minnesota),…

Steve Jobs

Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs brings audiences backstage at 3 of Apple’s major product launches to show the personal and professional problems that plagued the Apple CEO at these key points in his career. The film basically takes the structure of a 3 act play with each launch representing one of those acts. It starts with the launch…