The Old Guard is a surprising film in that it subverts expectations, carrying with it a burden as old as its leading characters. That burden is never shed, but it works to add a depth that most action…
Bombshell Movie Review: Even Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, and Margot Robbie can’t make this story truly explosive
The main issue with Bombshell is a certain lack of perception, a reticence to truly examine a culture that was practically guaranteed to implode one way or another. To the film’s credit, it does…
Movie Review: Long Shot sells its odd-couple romance
More so than most genres, romantic comedies demand that their audience check their preconceived notions of sensibility at the door, instead adopting a wide-eyed innocence in the face of true love. For…
Tully Movie Review: An Honest and Poignant Look at Motherhood
From our own experiences and from what has been told to us, mothers are often seen as magical beings. They give life and then care for it unconditionally to the point of exhaustion and are offered lit…
Gringo is a Messy but Compelling Shkreli Revenge Fantasy
There’s no way Amazon Studios could have predicted they would release Nash Edgerton’s Gringo on the same day hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli was sentenced to seven years in prison for securities fra…
Movie Review: Atomic Blonde
There is nothing new about the One Man Army action genre, but it seems to have hit a fever pitch in recent years. One man, one gun, hundreds of enemies and unlimited ammo are only a few of the disting…
SDCC ’17: Charlize Theron Discusses Atomic Blonde, in EW’s Women Who Kick Ass Panel
With Atomic Blonde, Charlize Theron seems to be cementing herself as perhaps the most influential actress in the current action genre. During her Women Who Kick AAss panel, she went into great detail …