The Story As Told By The Men Who Lived It
Michael Bay’s film adaptations over the last few years have been disappointing to say the least (ehem, Transformers). “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” breaks this streak of disappointing films in resounding Michael...
A diamond in the rough: Disney’s live-action “Aladdin” is a fun, magical adventure with...
The latest trend from Disney in recent years has been to adapt their collection of animated classics into modern live-action films. Their first two endeavors, “The Jungle Book” and “Beauty and the Beast,” were...
“Thor: The Dark World” Review
Let’s face it: We all love comic book movies. Whether it’s the heroism, big-budget fight scenes or the humorous antics, movies based off comic books offer something for the kid inside all of us....
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Review: An American tragedy, reexamined
Across three and a half hours, Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” recounts the wealth that oil had brought to the Osage community, the white offcomers that suffused and the string of Osage...
“Mr. Right” is on the wrong track
She’s a lovelorn, quirky girl. He’s the other half who conveniently matches up to her eccentricity. Together, their personalities mesh into the seemingly appropriate recipe for a perfect unconventional couple. A story deviating from...
“The Quiet Ones” falls victim to usual horror cliches
I couldn't wait to see “The Quiet Ones” when I saw that it was coming from Hammer Film Productions. This year has been less than fulfilling for horror film fanatics, but knowing that you...
“Birth of a Nation” is a flawed, but mesmerizing film
Generally, film reviews are pretty standard: A writer gives an argument for why a certain film is worth watching or not, and then rates said film on a scale from one to 10. However,...
“Focus” lacks focus
I’m sure that all of you reading this have come across the infamous “dress” picture that has been plastered all across social media since last Thursday. While I’m sure that it will have been...
The endless amount of impeccably crafted gun-heavy action fires ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ to...
American action cinema has often lagged behind its Asian counterparts, who particularly honed the art of onscreen hand-to-hand combat, combined with masterful stunt work. One turning point on a mainstream scale occurred with the...
“Red Sparrow” is a not-so-thrilling spy thriller
A Russian ballerina thrust into the world of spies, an American mole in the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) and a secret romance between agents on opposing sides — these are all the components...