Westerns have been a decidedly mixed bag at the box office. For every recent success (The Revenant, Django Unchained, True Grit, No Country for Old Men), there seems to be a disappointment or outright failure (A Million Ways to Die … Continue reading Hell or High Water – A Much Needed Jolt to the Western
With its young cast and heavy focus on social media and internet culture, Nerve is undoubtedly a millennial’s movie. The premise, centered on a mobile app whose users record themselves performing dares for money, requires some suspension of disbelief but … Continue reading Nerve – Millennial and Social Media Madness
“Well, at least we can all agree the third one’s always the worst,” says an X-Men: Apocalypse character after seeing Return of the Jedi in theaters. Besides being a nod to the 80s setting, this line could certainly be Bryan … Continue reading X-Men: Apocalypse – Speeches for Days
A promising theme of redemption. A prolific, supportive wife with close ties to a current Presidential candidate. An initial climb to the top of the polls. Another sexting scandal. A shouting match in a bakery. A televised interview starting with … Continue reading Weiner – Capturing A Glorious Train Wreck
After the Bourne Ultimatum wrapped up an excellent action trilogy 9 years ago, did we really need another Bourne film? I’m not counting Legacy, which while okay was essentially a Bourne film only in name. If Jason Bourne is to … Continue reading Jason Bourne – The Entertaining Bourne Redundancy
Amid all the craziness with hackers, threats, and abrupt removal from wide theatrical release, it became a patriotic duty for some Americans to find a way to watch The Interview. Having done so through my usual legal channels, I’m confused … Continue reading The Interview – Controversy Unfolded
The recent trend of adding part IIs and IIIs has likely happened for monetary creative reasons, but if the road to hell is paved with good intentions, maybe the road to heaven is paved with bad intentions? I don’t agree … Continue reading The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – $plit that Book!
Who wants to pretend X-Men: The Last Stand didn’t exist? *Raises hand* No worries, your wish has finally been granted. The events of X3, along with nearly the rest of the established cinematic X-Men continuity, have been wiped out. It’s … Continue reading X-Men: Days of Future Past – Time Travel Triumph
It’s a testament to Godzilla’s iconic status that a 16-year wait had little effect on its hype this summer. I don’t consider the 1998 movie to be quite the total abomination it’s widely made out to be, but it clearly … Continue reading Godzilla – A 2nd American Try at the King of Lizards
A couple years ago, I thought The Amazing Spider-Man was a decent reboot after the mess that was Spider-Man 3. Marc Webb imparted enough of a different vision and Andrew Garfield enough of a different take on Peter Parker … Continue reading The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Not So Amazing
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