Ophelia Movie Review: Daisy Ridley and Naomi Watts are the real victims in a sumptuous but shallow Hamlet retelling

Even if you haven’t read the Shakespeare play Hamlet, you still know the story. There was the prince who might be mad, the queen who married her husband’s wicked brother after her husband passed, and probably most iconic of all,…

Movie Review: The Glass Castle

The moment I heard an old man in voiceover speak to just how good old-fashioned clean country livin’ was compared to big city life, I felt a great surge of anxiety. However, The Glass Castle isn’t nearly as cringeworthy as…

The Book of Henry is Both a Great and Terrible Movie

Minor spoilers for The Book of Henry ahead. But, really, do you care? You do not.  Here’s the thing about discovering that you’ll be reviewing The Book of Henry days after its theatrical release: there’s not much to say about it…

Check Out the First Trailer for ‘The Glass Castle’

The movie that’s been in ‘talks’ for over five years finally sees a release date and a trailer for audiences to laud over. The Glass Castle first created hubbub in 2012 after Jennifer Lawrence’s name was attached to produce the film adaptation…

Cast and Crew Interviews From the Film ‘Chuck’

Rocky. Rocky II. Rocky III. Rocky IV….I could keep going and somehow we’ll end with Creed, but that doesn’t matter. What does, however, is who Rocky was inspired after, and what that man has to lay claim to fame.  Chuck Wepner is his name. He’s the man…

Movie Review: Shut In

This movie managed to somehow defy expectations—for the better. It has a talented cast and stars Naomi Watts who plays Mary Portman, a widowed child psychologist with a disabled son. As the winter storm approaches her New England town, she…

Movie Review: The Sea of Trees

The Cannes Film Festival has been known to make or break films and The Sea of Trees became one of its biggest victims. Met with uproarious boos, it is the lowest-scoring Cannes entry in over a decade. Talk about harsh. The prestigious picture is now…