In the opening moments of The Mustang, we observe a group of wild horses resting on a sprawling western plain in an almost eery silence. The scene is jolted, however, when a helicopter swoops in to co…
Tyrel Movie Review: A genre bending examination of bro culture
The precise genre categorization of Sebastián Silva’s Tyrel is difficult to pin down in concrete terms, namely because it is based entirely on the specific cultural baggage each individual viewer brin…
Superfly Movie Review: Lack of Ambition Makes for a Dull Remake
Of all the soulless rehashes of easily recognizable properties, who would have guessed that Hollywood would soon be gunning to capitalize on the product recognition of Super Fly? While there’s certain…
Jon’s Movie Review: ‘Straight Outta Compton’
Reaching legendary status in music is predictably difficult because of its unpredictable nature. NWA may not have been the first group of its kind, but it certainly was the group that did it best. The…
Trailer: Straight Outta Compton
The trailer for Straight Outta Compton is here and if you thought you knew about the streets of Compton in the 1980’s, you were probably wrong. The MTV film was produced by hip-hop icons and ori…