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…
‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’ Review: A Stylish, Frantic, and Morally Absurd Sequel
Disney’s grand experiment of continuously remaking its animated properties has reached a critical mass in more ways than one. While massive nostalgia plays like The Lion King and Aladdin have re…
Come Sunday Movie Review: Stalled by its failure to examine core themes
Spring is upon us, which means flowers are blooming, love is in the air, and a slew of faith-based movies have come along to monetize the cultural capital of Easter. They range from jarringly unwatcha…
Sherlock Gnomes Movie Review: An unfunny and unnecessary sequel
Sherlock Gnomes opens by tipping its hand, going through major works of literature and pop culture to see which ones lend themselves to cloying, forced gnome puns, and then, between groans, building a…
Children of Men: 10 Year Anniversary
Children of Men is the dystopic study of societal collapse, revolts, terrorism, class structure and urban decay with its only through-line being the chaos stringing them together. However, the emergen…
MARVEL News: First trailer for Doctor Strange is here
While there are still plenty of much hyped about superhero films to get through this year including Captain America: Civil War, X-Men:Apocalypse and Suicide Squad it might have been easy to forget abo…
‘Triple 9’ Review: Is the latest game of ‘Celebrity Cops and Robbers’ worth playing?
In many ways, crafting a movie is like planning the perfect heist. All of the players need to be talented and well-suited for their respective roles, the goal must be ambitious, and the execution need…