Paul King’s Wonka is a charming origin story for the chocolatier, with Timothée Chalamet delivering a terrific performance. PLOT: The origins of young Willy Wonka (Timothée Chalamet), who arrives in a city known for its chocolate with the dream of becoming a master chocolatier. REVIEW: I’ll admit something – I …

INTRO: There’s one line that will forever go down in movie history as one of the most iconic moments of dialogue ever, and it was almost never to be. While filming the 1984 sci-fi / action / horror classic The Terminator, director James Cameron had initially written the line for …

Todd Haynes’s May December starts as a kind of camp satire of the true crime genre but emerges as a wrenching tale. PLOT: An ambitious actress (Natalie Portman) shadows an infamous former tabloid figure (Julianne Moore) she’s playing in a movie. REVIEW: May December is loosely based on the Mary …

We take a look back at the career of 90s dream girl Tia Carrere, star of Relic Hunter, True Lies and Wayne’s World. Sometimes your entire world can change in a single moment. For a young Tia Carrere’s world became more excellent one trip a local grocery store where the …

The Red Circle Club sequence is arguably the moment that made Keanu Reeves’ John Wick as an action icon. We dig into it on Scene Breakdown. John Wick is far and away one of the quintessential action franchises of the modern era. With intense stunt work, incredible creative teams, and …

Netflix’s Leave the World Behind is a frustratingly uneven post-apocalyptic drama that crumbles under the weight of its self-importance. PLOT: In the aftermath of a mysterious disaster, two wealthy New York families are forced to co-exist at a remote mansion. REVIEW: Sam Esmail’s Leave the World Behind is a mixed bag as …

John Woo’s Silent Night is an action-packed return to form for the master of on-screen carnage, even if the silent premise wears thin. PLOT: After his son is killed in a drive-by shooting, a grieving father (Joel Kinnaman) spends a year training himself to be an unstoppable killer so that …

One of the reasons physical media still matters is that movies can vanish. One notable example is Ron Howard’s 1985 classic, Cocoon. Here's why you should never get rid of your Blu-rays (or DVDs) read full article at worldnews365.me 36 Something inevitable has started to happen. Hardcore movie fans have …

Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Death Warrant remains one of the most obscure films of his early output. How does it hold up? 1990 was a peak year for Van Damage. The Muscles from Brussels was on the way to the big time after Bloodsport and Kickboxer (which made our list of …

Bradley Cooper’s Maestro is a beautifully made chronicle of the love story between Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia Montealegre. PLOT: The life of the legendary composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein (Bradley Cooper) and his complicated, decades-long marriage to Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan). REVIEW: Maestro is a movie that would …

We countdown the best action movies of the 90s, with entries from Arnold, Sly, Keanu and so many more legends. Usually, when people think of the greatest decade for action movies, the 80s are what they think of. After all, this is the era that gave us Lethal Weapon, Die …

We take a look back at J.J. Abrams’ 2009 Star Trek reboot, which made a star out of an unknown Chris Pine. Star Trek Nemesis just about marked the death of the franchise. Indeed, the fact that it was a worldwide box-office disaster meant that many felt the series had …