The story is already well known. “The Jungle Book” is about Mowgli, a man cub (human boy) raised by a family of wolves in a jungle. When an angry tiger decides Mowgli must die, the boy begins an epic journey through the dangerous and deceptively beautiful jungle to live with the rest of the humans. […]
“Midnight Special” is an art-house science fiction/thriller/road movie with a stellar cast, interesting director and a script that unpeels layers of mystery throughout its running time. As entertaining and enthralling as the film is, however, all of the disparate pieces don’t add up to a satisfying whole. “Midnight Special” tells the story of a boy, […]
There is a lot to unpack after the first viewing of “Embrace of the Serpent.” It is at first glance a Columbian adventure/thriller/drama that unfolds like Werner Herzog, Francis Ford Coppola and Terrence Malick teamed up to make the ultimate travelogue. As the film sits longer, however, the character work and thematic depth take the […]
I know, I know. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” just came out, but this is a whole new thing. See, now that Disney owns Star Wars, they want to have a movie released every year, so the actual “EPISODES” will come out every other year, while these one-off adventures will fill in the gap years. […]
“Eye in the Sky” is a film of ideas. Big ones that will create magnificent discussions and possible arguments with friends and lovers. This time of the year is sometimes seen as the dumping ground for movies that studios don’t think will generate much of a profit, but it’s almost certain that if this was […]
“I Saw the Light” tells the story of Hank Williams. Not the right-wing second one or the gutter punk third one, but the original, hillbilly country music icon (and winner of a posthumous 2010 Pulitzer Prize). The really complicated thing about making a film based on someone’s life is deciding which part to tell. Should […]
“Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” is not a movie. It might look like a movie and its 151-minute run time suggests that things of importance happen, but not really. “BvS” is actually a two-and-a-half-hour trailer for the upcoming “Justice League” movie, packaged so viewers who are expecting something fun and entertaining might drop $20. […]
Disney’s “Zootopia” is not only a pretty great story that is very well told, the entire plot is built around some amazing messages for 2016. This isn’t propaganda or some weird form of indoctrination, but “Zootopia” spends its entire running time focused on an important message that it spells out beautifully. The best animated films […]
“10 Cloverfield Lane” is going to be a love it or hate it movie for general audiences. The people who enjoy the film’s first two acts are probably going to hate the third and those who are only after what the third act promises are going to be bored with the first two. In order […]
Hey! It’s Sunday. A new work week looms on the horizon and maybe you’re enjoying the last few hours of your well-deserved weekend. Or maybe you’re like me and “weekend” doesn’t really mean anything anymore. Either way, we at The Source love you and appreciate you, so here is a picture of all the Batmans […]
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