Oscar Shorts: Animation Reviews

While there is some question at this point at whether or not the winners of these categories should be announced during the already overstuffed  live Oscar telecast, there is some sizable talent to be found in this year’s short film…

Movie Review: Naz & Maalik

Jumping aboard Richard Linklater’s Before Sunrise train of film-making, featuring lots of walking and talking romance and breezy aesthetics with an edge, Naz  & Maalik is a confident first full length feature film from director Jay Dockendorf. The success of the picture ebbs here and there…

Will Poulter talks about his acting process in The Revenant

There’s been much talk about The Revenant being Leonardo DiCaprio’s ticket to getting that Oscar gold (finally cries the breathless internet). While the acting praise has largely rested in the DiCaprio and Tom Hardy camp, it was actually two lesser known names,…

Music at the Movies 2015

  The movies are nothing without music. Whether it be a perfectly queued indie song (Me and Girl and the Dying Girl) or a score that subtly crawls under your skin, settled and calm (Room) music is the medium that…

First Trailer for ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ Released

Potterheads rejoice!! After months of waiting, it’s finally here!!! The first trailer for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was released today.  The trailer only gives a glimpse of this new branch in the wizarding world, but it’s enough…

Ally’s Movie Review: Macbeth

In what could arguably be called Shakespeare’s bleakest tragedy, Michael Fassbender shines as the mad king Macbeth. While the rest of Macbeth flounders a bit in trying to find its footing in what kind of film it wants to be, Fassbender is…

Watch: Teaser Trailer for Laika’s Upcoming ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’

From animation studio LAIKA (Coraline and ParaNorman), comes it’s next innovative stop motion film sure to entertain audiences. Set in a magical version of Japan, Kubo and the Two Strings is an action-adventure that tells the story of a kindhearted,…