Tag: Nicholas Galitzine

Film Review: “The Sheep Detectives”

A cute (and woollen) murder mystery

Cloud (Regina Hall), Mopple (Chris O’Dowd) and Lily (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) stare at a clue in ‘The Sheep Detectives.’

For a moment there, about halfway into The Sheep Detectives, things get dark. Not Babe: Pig in the City levels of dark, but not-for-small-children serious and scary, even surprisingly existential. The Sheep Detectives is a new charming murder mystery featuring a flock of computer-generated sheep and a talented cast from director Kyle Balda (The Lorax, Minions). The film is reminiscent of the live-action Disney films of the 1990s and early 2000s, when scripts were less focused on maximizing jokes-per-minute, and when movies trusted young audiences with mature material while still having tons of fun! Continue reading “Film Review: “The Sheep Detectives””

Film Review: “100 Nights of Hero”

100 Nights is a flimsy whimsy

Cherry (Maika Monroe) and Hero (Emma Corrin) indulge in chess and falconry in ‘100 Nights of Hero.’

Arabian Nights meets queer feminist fantasy in Julia Jackman’s magical romance 100 Nights of Hero, based on a graphic novel by Isabel Greenberg. The film is drenched in colorful costumes and whimsical folklore in order to engage audiences with a Middle Eastern-inspired medieval tale. The film’s stylings are unique and thorough, but the script leaves us yearning for deeper thematic resonance. Jackman’s confident direction, even as the film struggles to commit to a tone, preserves 100 Nights of Hero’s sincere portrayal of queer feminism and the precious art of storytelling. Continue reading “Film Review: “100 Nights of Hero””