Charlie’s Angels Movie Review: Feminist action heroines fly, but don’t soar

Charlie’s Angels doesn’t just have a feminist legacy, but a very specific type, or shall we say, brand. One that unapologetically places just as much emphasis on its female characters’ beauty and fashion choices as it does their kickass action…

The Kid Who Would Be King Movie Review: A family film with a sharp edge

In The Kid Who Would Be King, you will believe a 12-year-old boy and his band of friends—er, knights—can save Britain. And not just from a magical force of darkness or two, but also from the current divisive times that…

Movie Review: The Emoji Movie

There’s a perpetual state of corporate cynicism present throughout the entire runtime of Sony’s The Emoji Movie. Rather than utilizing technology to tell a thought-provoking story, it settles into soulless promotional tactics masquerading as a children’s movie. Adult viewers can…

How ‘Logan’ benefits from being a Self-Serious Superhero Movie

Despite contributing to an oversaturated market, Marvel and DC’s never-ending stream of superhero introductions (and reintroductions) cast an unmistakable spell. Last year saw the release of Deadpool, an ironic and cynical response to the superhero genre, as well as the…

Movie Review: Logan

After last year’s release of Deadpool, there was concern floating around that other pictures, namely superhero films, would seek out that “R” rating for the sake of trying to repeat its success, using curse words and bloody violence as proxy, not fully…

Hugh Jackman is back as Wolverine in the first teaser for Logan

If there’s any one superhero that has begun to possibly wear out their welcome over the years it’s been Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine. While Jackman has always delivered committed performances as the character he has grown into an easy cameo or…

A New Stand On “X-Men: The Last Stand”

First off, no; X-Men: The Last Stand is not as bad as everyone says it is. The third installment in the X-Men movie franchise, released ten years ago today, is widely considered one of the (if not THE) worst of the…