I would characterize the catalogue of modern live-action remakes of animated classics as largely ill-considered. The medium itself adds so much artistic expression that, in general, I’ve found is not replaced by something equally charming in the adaptation. So much so that they often feel like a step back from the original. I’m thrilled to…
It’s the 80s and they’ve taken the ‘man’ out of ‘Manhattan’. But with no man, where does that leave man’s best friend? It’s here that we find Dog. Home, lonely, and looking for a friend that he finds one fateful night on a late-night infomercial. Robot is everything he could ever want or need, but…
Early into the movie Zac Efron as Kevin von Erich professes to his date Pam (Lily James) that he loves his brothers so much that he doesn’t care what he does, as long as he does it with them. It’s a line delivered with so much love that even if you don’t know about the…
Up front Past Lives presents as a rom com. Two people separated as children weave in and out of each other’s lives until a fateful trip to New York brings them together once again. What reads as a very fantastic and romantic adventure unfolds as a very grounded, human exploration of the inner war of…
Alexander Payne is a particularly interesting director. I’m generally of the belief that art is inherently iterative, and there literally isn’t a way to ‘make movies like they used to’ because you can’t uninform yourself of all of the progression in filmmaking in the intervening years. And yet there Payne is, making movies as if…
The “Inglourious Basterds” movie poster is a remarkable piece of graphic art that brilliantly conveys the spirit of director Quentin Tarantino’s distinct approach to cinema. Here is a thorough breakdown of its main components: Colors: The poster’s primary color scheme is red and black, which is a common denotation of violence and intensity in Tarantino…
A man is dead and his wife is the prime suspect. We’re brought in to a case that could have just as easily shown up on a Twitter post or reddit thread. As the case unfolds we get a small window into a broken relationship and are left to piece together the rest. And there’s…
The cover of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” is a work of graphic design art that perfectly captures the spirit of J.K. Rowling’s fantastical universe while upholding fundamental concepts of branding and visual communication. The cover has a rich, dramatic color scheme with tones of black, gold, and burgundy. In addition to reflecting the…
The book cover for J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy series “The Lord of the Rings” is a famous depiction of the world, combining thematic significance and elaborate design features to portray the grandeur and mystique of Middle-earth. The book cover’s color palette was carefully chosen to complement the magical world that the narrative portrays. The palette…
