One of the defining features of Joel and Ethan Coen’s Hail, Caesar! are its blatant parodic references to Hollywood or, specifically, to Hollywood in the 1950s. Its glamorous, classic Hollwood aesthetic and throwbacks to 1950s cornball cinema begs a certain…
Movie Review: ‘Hail, Caesar!’
Every year that the Coen Brothers release a new movie, I treat it like an event. The duo’s glorious, genre-busting brand of filmmaking has made them one of the best auteurs working today, and they surprise me time and time again for…
Jon’s Movie Review: ‘Magic Mike XXL’
Our favorite beefcakes are back, so let the feast begin! Admittedly, there was little at stake. Although we lightly touch upon Mike’s (Channing Tatum) business and how it is struggling, you are quickly made to forget about that as he…
Jon’s Movie Review: “Jupiter Ascending” Falls Apart The Higher It Soars
The Wachowskis present to us another sci-fi story that is meant to thrill and amaze. Too bad, this time around, they weren’t even close. The story follows the humble, repetitive life of house cleaner (with a concentration in toilet cleaning) Jupiter…
Movie News: First Trailer Released for Magic Mike Sequel “Magic Mike XXL”
What do you get when you combine Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, no shirts, and stripping? Magic Mike, of course and after a 3-year wait we are finally getting a sequel, Magic Mike XXL. (I know, I know, we’ve all been…
Ally’s Movie Review: Foxcatcher (2014)
Foxcatcher is so dreary, so haunting, that I didn’t process just how much I liked this film until moments before I started typing out this review. “Like” is a relative term here. I find myself hard-pressed to believe anyone could…