After more than 100 years of existence, Frankenstein's monster (Christian Bale) is struggling with loneliness. So he heads to Chicago to see Doctor Euphronius (Annette Bening), who he asks to make him a companion. They select a murdered woman (Jessie Buckley), and after bringing her back to life, the reanimated pair go on a manic adventure together. One that sparks a police manhunt, and something of a social revolution. Maggie Gyllenhaal's bold re-imagining of The Bride of Frankenstein  is a little bit messy. A mishmash of genres and styles, in much the same way that Frankenstein's monster was once assembled. It stands to reason, however, that at least some of this messiness is intentional. And while some of it doesn't work, the parts that do are at the very least, rather good. The look of the film, for instance, is incredible. Stunning, even. It's all very 1930's, but met with some deliciously garish and gritty punk stylings. As well as a beautiful shock of ble...

The 1972 Olympic hostage crisis, as seen from the perspective of the ABC  Sports crew who reported it live from Munich. Learning on the fly, they were the first to broadcast an incident of this kind live around the world. This is one of those stories that not only explores a major historical event, it exposes the viewer to a mostly unseen viewpoint, and does it very well. Over the course of a fairly brisk 90 minutes, writer/director Tim Fehlbaum, along with writers Moritz Binder and Alex David drop us into the world of live TV, circa 1972. Thanks in no small part to some clever use of real footage,  September 5 is both an eye-opening look at what it takes to produce a live broadcast, and a weird way to view such a horrible event. The cramped quarters of the ABC offices in the Olympic park feel very detached from the terrible tragedy that was unfolding just down the road. The trouble is, that taut 90 minute runtime may add a degree of intensity, but it can also give you the i...