Paddington in Peru (2024)
Directed by Dougal Wilson
Divergent! This film is a superbly new approach that retains the charm present from two great predecessors. Dougal Wilson takes the reins of ‘Paddington’ with a family adventure that is noticeably weaker than previous entires, but it still very much succeeds. The writing and overall antics come off as a bit more infantile compared to the dryer humor of the last two entries, though this piece is still quite hilarious in many…
Paddington 2 (2017)
Directed by Paul King
Joyful! This film is a seismically enchanting continuation that maintains the right level of flair and lightheartedness that its predecessor helms. Paul King continues the ‘Paddington’ franchise with an equally enthralling embodiment of warmth and an even better sense of adventure. The writing offers a funnier series of misadventures that allow for hilarious reincorporation while also abiding to much needed poignancy. Ben Whishaw continues to impress as Paddington Brown with other wonderful performances…
“Licorice Pizza” (2021), is an eccentric, exhilarating, and endlessly unforgettable slice of life that captures purely bona fide moments in time like lightning in a bottle, and as the latest feature from one of the greatest living American auteurs of cinema, Paul Thomas Anderson, this installment allows him to go back to his roots by putting on display one of the truest and most unfettered forms of first love and navigation to ever be depicted in his filmography, and at…
“No Time to Die” (2021), is a colossal, impactful, and spectacularly necessary conclusion to Daniel Craig’s unforgettable tenure as the memorably charismatic character of James Bond, and as the final climactic chapter of this particular era for the franchise, it is delivered with such a fantastic drive of both action and drama, and although the monolithic runtime of 2 hours and 43 minutes does present cause for worry in terms of pacing and investment, this film mostly does an excellent…
