Comparing Snowden and Citizenfour

This weekend audiences around the world were introduced (or reintroduced) to Edward Snowden in Oliver Stone’s latest film Snowden. The film has had a very promising opening weekend at the box office and some critics have sung its praises. This…

Movie Review: Snowden

Citizenfour is an outstanding Academy Award winning documentary about Edward Snowden, but Oliver Stone’s feature film Snowden is just as informative and far more entertaining. Snowden tells the story of former CIA employee and United States government contractor who exposed top-secret…

12 Most Memorable Movie Scenes of 2015

The Revenant (Alejandro González Iñárritu, 2015), The Bear Attack Yes, every single word of praise you’ve read and/or heard is true. One can’t escape talking about The Revenant without mentioning its pièce de résistance: a bear mauling that seems to be…

7 alternative holiday movies worth a watch

Last year, one of our writers made a vlog titled Top 11 Alternative Holiday Films, which are essential for the crowds of people that enjoy variety outside of the sentimental sap or endlessly rewatched classics. In order to further spice up…

Jon’s Movie Review: ‘The Night Before’

“Tis’ the season” we’re told as we’re bombarded with Christmas music and red Starbucks cups right after Halloween. By the time the actual holiday comes up, we’ve had our fill of every maudlin movie and sappy special on television and find…

Jon’s Movie Review: ‘The Walk’

We’re always told to reach for the stars, but the closest most of us get is flying in an airplane (with the clear exception of astronauts). In a magnificently rendered vision of New York City in the 70’s, one man performs…

Robert Zemeckis’ ‘The Walk’ Gets a New Trailer

Robert Zemeckis has been hidden for a while, hasn’t he? His last film, 2012’s Flight, with an impeccable performance by Denzel Washington, did great at the box office, and people are still talking about that amazing opening airplane scene. He…