Our story opens with a small cohort of adventurers leaving the world they knew to find salvation at a settlement in the mountains. Along the way, they are beset on all sides by dangers and lots and lots of tedium. By the time they reach their promised land, they realize that everything they were promised is a lie, there’s...
“The Artist” is an exquisite piece from director Michel Hazanavicius that combines the nostalgia of the silent film era with fresh, bold innovation. An absolute pleasure to watch, the film is without a doubt one of the best of 2011.
The film charts the fall of one star and the rise of another, all while painting a vividly glorious portrait...
I just love it when a movie delivers on its premise. “Gravity” promised moviegoers the chance to watch Sandra Bullock float through a green-screened outer space, and that’s what they got. “Pacific Rim” promised giant robots fighting Godzilla-sized space aliens, and it did not disappoint. With “Non-Stop,” the premise is one that has become a yearly routine for Hollywood,...
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Following a series of critical flops with “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and “Suicide Squad,” DC and Warner Bros have finally hit their stride. Their first major success with “Wonder Woman” was promptly followed up by the campy success of “Aquaman,” the family fun hero...
The legend of King Arthur and Excalibur is an amazing tale of a child born of royal blood who, after discovering his lineage, must reclaim his throne which rightfully belongs to him. As for the 2017 film starring Charlie Hunnam as King Arthur, it is mediocre at best. The film, directed by Guy Ritchie, falls a bit short from...
"How To Be Single” stars Dakota Johnson and Rebel Wilson as the hilarious duo who navigate relationships through New York City. While I expected a comedy, more in the style of “Bridesmaids,” I did enjoy the movie. However, I couldn’t help feeling as if it could’ve been much better. There were characters, such as Lucy (Alison Brie), whose story...
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“Krampus” is a horror/dark comedy set during the holidays. It follows a little boy named Max (Emjay Anthony) as he somehow fucks up Christmas by tearing up his wishlist he was planning to mail to Santa, which triggers the Krampus to go on a murdering rampage toward him and his family. This is strange, because you’d...
Brandon Cronenberg’s second feature “Infinity Pool” sets the Canadian director up for a bright future, as he follows in the footsteps of building a cult following like his father, “The King of Venereal Horror,” David Cronenberg. Drawing comparisons between the two would make sense, but the emergence of Brandon Cronenberg’s style sets his trajectory on the right path, one...
I sat down to watch “Goosebumps” on the night of its premiere with no expectations whatsoever. Like many people whose childhoods spanned the mid-to-late ‘90s and early 2000s, I was familiar with the “Goosebumps” series of children’s horror books, but I had only completely read a few (though my brother owned nearly every entry in the series). The success...
In 2009, Fox 2000 Pictures announced that director Ang Lee (“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” “Brokeback Mountain”) had signed on for the film adaptation of best-selling adventure-drama novel “Life of Pi,” written by Yann Martel. And while I wouldn't say that it's as much of a smashing success as its source material, "Life of Pi" is still a captivating spectacle.
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