This review is written by someone who didn’t read the book, and didn’t need to in order to love the movie. Movies don’t speak to…
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story contradicts the established facts of Star Wars. Merits of the film aside, it is, for that reason, an illegitimate…
Can a film functioning presented as a prequel to a much-beloved work of genuine art craft or rework its inspiration into a valuable and resonant…
When you feature a child character in a novel that goes through some pretty rough times. Doing a faithful adaptation to the screen has got…
Ride Along was 2014’s first hit film. A buddy comedy about a police academy hopeful that goes on a ride along with his girlfriend’s brother,…
The Raid: Redemption is one of the greatest action films of all time. The first scene gave us the sympathetic protagonist, Rama – a SWAT…
I’ve noticed something about reviews of movies that have a lineage of some kind. Oftentimes, someone will say something negative about what a movie does…
If there’s one thing his directorial filmography has taught us, Ron Howard shines when he makes films that are based on a true story. Howard…
It’s ’80s Month on Filmophilia in September, where we try to sprinkle a few 1980s-related posts among our regular output of up-to-date reviews, news and…
The latest film from Ron Howard comes with a disclaimer from the director and writer: “This is not a Hollywood movie”. Formula 1 drama Rush…