Tag: movies
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“A Star is Born” Review: Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga are impeccable as they bring this familiar tale out of the shallows and into movie history
There are certain movies that invite the audience in without hesitation. Christopher Nolan did it with the iconic opening bank heist in “The Dark Knight”, David Fincher opened “The Social Network” by dropping us into the middle of private conversation…
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“First Man” Ryan Gosling does not save Jazz, but he does soar in Damien Chazelle’s intimate look at Neil Armstrong
Let’s get this out of the way now, the American flag is more than present in Damien Chazelle’s First Man. Despite what ridiculous controversy might try to claim this is a film that never ignores the American hero of Neil…
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A Guide To My 10 Most Anticipated Fall Movies
The best season of the year has arrived. Fall is here which means one thing, Oscar season is approaching. It is now well known that from late September to December a slew of films come out that are potential Oscar…
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“Life Itself” Review: Dan Fogelman’s take on life and death is as manipulative as it is insulting.
If you can make it to the end of Life Itself than first of all you deserve a medal. Secondly you will encounter a scene where a narrator (one of many) will describe to you that the Bob Dylan song…
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‘A Simple Favor’ Review: Paul Feig’s Comedy/Thriller is easy to get seduced by, even if the taste wears off quickly.
It is unfortunate that any new movie featuring a missing woman must immediately be compared to ‘Gone Girl’. Paul Feig’s latest comedy/thriller A Simple Favor has all the ingredients to be a knock off, but when it differs it…
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‘Mandy’ Review: Nicolas Cage’s insanity finally finds a home.
There is a moment in Mandy where a bloody Nicolas Cage takes a bottle of vodka, drinks it straight and screams at the top of his lungs for a good solid minute. Half of the audience will laugh (understandably)…
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‘The Predator’ Review: An Explosive Mess That Never Knows Its True Shape
The original Predator is pure entertainment. Nothing more, nothing less. Which is what makes its reboot and most likely inevitable sequels more painful. It tries to be so much more and ends up being even less. Director Shane Black…
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The 7 Best “Stoner” Movies
Well 4/20 is upon us once again, and for those of you partaking in the festivities you might need some easy going entertainment. It doesn’t take much to be classified as a “stoner” movie, heck even documentaries about how Velcro…
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5 Times We Slept on John Krasinski
Unless you lived under a rock this weekend, you probably heard that the film A Quiet Place made quite a stir with moviegoers and the box office. Final estimates for the weekend have the film grossing 50 million which is excellent…
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“A Quiet Place” Review
Marketing itself as something that could have been a cheap gimmick, A Quiet Place turns into one of the most original and exhilarating horror movies in years all within the first five minutes. In his third outing behind the camera…
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