The French Dispatch – The Cinematic Schematic Review

It’s time to step back into the old Wes Andersonian time machine to explore a fondly remembered era for journalists and print magazines. In today’s episode of The Cinematic Schematic, we’re joined by I Can’t Unsee That Movie‘s Jeff Huston to review Wes Anderson’s new movie, The French Dispatch. It’s been twenty-five years since Wes Anderson made it big with his feature film directorial debut, Bottle Rocket. In the years since, his films have dabbled in stop motion animation with The Fantastic Mr. Fox and Isle of Dogs, taken a trip under the sea in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and traveled to the past and back again in The Grand Budapest Hotel. His exotic adventures in filmmaking have garnered him a reputation as he’s developed a very distinct style and often divisive voice for some filmgoers. Despite consistently working with some of the biggest movie stars in the business like Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton, Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, and many others, he’s reached a point where he’s unlikely to win over new viewers, but what new does his “ode to journalism” bring to the table for his most devoted fans? The French Dispatch is an anthology […] The post The French Dispatch – The Cinematic Schematic Review appeared first on The Cinematropolis.