Angelina Jolie
Both TIFF films yearn to be more than what they actually are, but alas, gets stranded in a middle ground of mediocrity.
While flawed, Chloe Zhao’s Eternals features the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most emotionally satisfying story since Black Panther.
The Eternals, a race of immortal beings with superhuman powers who have secretly lived on Earth for thousands of years, reunite to battle the evil Deviants.
While it may not be as ambitious or as deep as it could have been, it is an exciting genre film with a charismatic performance from Angelina Jolie.
A teenage murder witness finds himself pursued by twin assassins in Montana with a survival expert tasked with protecting him.
Maleficent: Mistress of Magic is a movie that feels at war with itself, but when the right side breaks through, it can be something beautiful, like the film that came before.
The complex relationship of Maleficent and Aurora continues to be explored as they face new threats to the magical land of the Moors.
Misogynistic, anti-feminist, or simply a portrayal of women being intricate and completely human? An analysis of female psychopaths in cinema.
Directed by Angelina Jolie, First They Killed My Father is a testament to the craft of film to tell heartbreaking, devastating stories.
Angelina Jolie is behind the camera again with First They Killed My Father, another passion project that looks to be anything but pleasant.
Set in the 70s, By The Sea tells the story of Vanessa (Angelina Jolie), a former dancer, and her husband Roland (Brad Pitt), a writer, who are traveling France together. Unhappy in their abusive relationship and growing apart, this trip is their last attempt to save it. The trailer is short and doesn’t show much else other than their disjointed relationship – she hits him, he supposedly hits her and leaves her lying on the ground.
Unbroken tells the story of Olympic athlete and World War II hero Louis Zamperini. After the former track star survives a crash in the Pacific Ocean and spends almost two months drifting about on sea, he is taken prisoner by the Japanese forces; they force him to live in their prisoner of war camps for more than two and a half years. The movie is based on the non-fiction book by Lauren Hillenbrand, Unbroken:
Maleficent is the latest addition to the Disney legacy that tells the story of the 1959 animated classic Sleeping Beauty, but this time from the perspective of the story’s villain, Maleficent. Maleficent is played by Angelina Jolie and Princess Aurora, the Sleeping Beauty, is played by Elle Fanning. The movie also marks the directorial debut for visual effects producer Robert Stromberg.