I never thought I’d complain about a Despicable Me movie having too much plot. Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda’s latest entry in Universal Pictures’ unexpected franchise juggernaut feels less like a single movie than a jumble of half a dozen…
Movie Review: Moscow Never Sleeps
Johnny O’Reilly’s Moscow Never Sleeps aspires to more than just being an ensemble drama. It seeks to encapsulate the very spirit of that great Russian city, all its wonder, all its corruption, all its desperation, all its beauty. This may seem…
Movie Review: The Beguiled
When Clint Eastwood starred in the 1971 Don Siegel drama The Beguiled it was a means of changing up his persona, showing that the action hero could play a leading man who literally drives women to madness. The film is…
Movie Review: All Eyez on Me
After the massive success of Straight Outta Compton, it was only a matter of time until another legendary rap figure would get the biopic treatment. The subject of many documentaries since his 1996 death, Tupac Shakur (who was featured in a brief…
Movie Review: Future ’38
I’ve seen a number of movies I felt would’ve worked better as short films instead of as feature length ones. Usually it’s because there’s too little story, too little creativity, or too few original ideas to sustain 90+ minutes. But…
Movie Review: It Comes At Night
Most studios have the same mindset when it comes to horror films. Move a few doors with strings, have a woman bend backwards while screaming, blame it all on a ghost, and go straight to the bank. Frankly, it makes…
Movie Review: My Cousin Rachel
The British period drama is one that comes with a built-in formula: find a novel to adapt, emphasize the beautiful clothes and landscapes, air towards the prim and proper, rinse and repeat. When done right you have the makings of…