Home Alone 2 does offer holiday charm, cheekiness, and sass that makes you love your family even when you wish you never belonged with them on Christmas Eve.
Aquaman is not really a bad movie by DC’s standards, but it is the weirdest thing they’ve made in recent years by a country mile – and not always in a good way.
We spoke with Alex Pettyfer, director and star of Back Roads, about what it was like directing for the first time, how much this project meant to him, and his take on the story.
The charisma of Macaulay Culkin matched with the intelligent script by John Hughes makes Home Alone the definitive holiday story that it is, appealing to all ages.
For films such as Widows to succeed with their social messages, they need to present a novel story with a genuine message implanted into the infrastructure of the narrative.
A well-acted, mostly captivating, and wholly unpredictable noir, Back Roads is an impressive directorial debut for Pettyfer, who pulls double-duty in his strongest screen performance yet.
Over the years, as smartphones have become an ever-prominent part of our lives, we have seen cinema use the device increasingly, often in unique and interesting ways.