Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
As we find ourselves in the midst of the Denis Villeneuve era, I decided to revisit his 2016 film, Arrival. The film unfolds in a world that is both bleak and enigmatic. Even the protagonist Louise's (Amy Adams) beautiful home is shrouded in perpetual darkness, with her most precious memories of her daughter tinged with a cold, bluish hue, reminiscent of the Ozark landscape. At its core, the film grapples with themes of existential anxiety and the inevitability of death—whether…
Twisters is a blend of a boy-meets-girl type of romance, a midwestern slice-of-life, and a big-budget disaster spectacle. The movie opens with Kate Carter (played by Edgar-Jones), a storm chaser leading her team in pursuit of a potential tornado. She's eager to test her revolutionary "magic powder," made from baby diapers, which she believes can destabilize tornadoes and save countless lives and billions in property damage. However, the powder fails, her team is tragically killed. As a result, she flees…