There’s a holy grail out there, I just know it. Okay, I don’t know it. Might be a myth. Maybe it doesn’t exist. Even if it does exist, there are likely forces that wouldn’t want it discovered, not to mention revealed to the world at large. Or maybe they’d simply prefer to use it to their own nefarious ends, like the Nazis and the Lost Ark. Even if some modern...
No matter what your opinion of the film itself and its unlikely climb to Oscar glory, Slumdog Millionaire is an underdog story that uniquely mirrors that of the film’s protagonists. Sure, Danny Boyle is an established director with Hollywood successes (Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, Millions) and even a few Hollywood disappointments (Sunshine) — but this is still a film with zero Hollywood names. This isn’t Tom Cruise in a tanning...