Photo courtesy of David Shankbone, Wikipedia This year’s Disney princess musical, “Moana,” follows Pacific islander Moana Waialiki (Auli’i Cravalho) from the small island of Motonui. The animated heroine embarks on a perilous journey to find the demigod Maui and bring him to the island goddess Te Fiti, in order to […]
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Aliens Land to Deliver a Message in “Arrival”
Photo courtesy of Sachyn Mital, Wikipedia Time is the driving force in director Denis Villeneuve’s latest film, “Arrival,” a science fiction drama based on “Story of Your Life,” a piece written by Ted Chiang. Unlike most alien films, it focuses on the aliens, known as heptapods, coming down to Earth and […]
Doctor Strange Joins the Marvel Universe
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia The most recent Marvel film hitting theaters this month is “Doctor Strange,” directed by Scott Derrickson. It features the origin story of Dr. Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), an arrogant and talented neurosurgeon who gets into a horrendous car accident. After numerous attempts to surgically […]