Certain directors have the ability to bring a slight shiver down one’s spine when their name is brought up in conversation. Some like Christopher Nolan and Steven Spielberg inspire and excite film lovers; others like M. Night Shyamalan give off…
Movie Review: X-Men: Apocalypse
Superhero fatigue is a very real condition quickly striking the critical masses. Remember the terror that was Batman v Superman? Hopefully not. What about the bombastic extravaganza that was Captain America: Civil War? Feels like it was only yesterday that…
Prepare for the Apocalypse! X-Men: Apocalypse Final Trailer Released
With the recent success of the rebooted X-Men franchise, all starting with X-Men: First Class back in 2011, it’s no wonder 20th Century Fox refuses to let go of their Marvel properties as long as the money machine keeps on printing. With direct…
Only the strong survive in the new ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ trailer
In the wake of superhero trailers such as Captain America Civil War and Batman V Superman, it’s easy to forget about other superhero properties. The folks over at FOX however will be dammed if we forget about X-Men: Apocalypse as…
Movie Review: ‘Victor Frankenstein’
Do you prefer your Franken-shteened or shtined? I’m more a “shteener” than a “shtiner,” but Paul McGuigan’s confused Victor Frankenstein is neither Mel Brooks parody nor classic gothic horror. The film shifts between tones without satisfying either connotation of these…
Jon’s VOD Pick of the Week: Filth
Sometimes going out to the theaters is hard work. If you’re anything like me, the fact that you have to put on pants is already a huge disappointment. You’ve reached the end of your queue and have already seen everything worth…
Jon’s Movie Review – ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ gives us a promising future
I thought it died. Crashed, dismembered, burned, scattered and then left to be buried by time. I mourned. I grieved. Then the following years there were cruel reminders that temporarily filled the void, but after they were over, I was…