Movie Review: The Birth of a Nation
The original Birth of a Nation was America’s first film blockbuster; however, it is now best remembered as a film that romanticized the Ku Klux …
Biopic
Movie Review: Queen of Katwe
Disney has a very disconcerting history when it comes to racial understanding. Their past movies about such non-white groups heavily relied on stereotyping and a …
Movie Review: Sully
Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger is a professional pilot. Tom Hanks is a professional actor. And Clint Eastwood is a professional director. It’s pretty obvious then that …
Movie Review: Straight Outta Compton
One of NWA’s members says during a critical moment of Straight Outta Compton: “Yo….I got something to say” in front of strict opposition. That statement …
Movie Review: American Sniper
Clint Eastwood is back…sort of. His American Sniper is a gripping study of a modern military man, Chris Kyle, in action in our modern military. But …
Movie Review: Selma
2014 was the year of attempting biopics of larger than life people. Frankie Valli’s was terrible. Stephen Hawking’s and James Brown’s were ok. Alan Turing’s …
Movie Review: Unbroken
Louis Zamperini was an amazing man: a giant example more people need to follow. Unbroken tracks the runner’s odyssey through a series of horrific tests on his …
Movie Review: Big Eyes
It’s easy to see why Tim Burton was attracted to Big Eyes. The paintings flirt with the weird line Burton lives to criss cross. However, …
Movie Review: Mr. Turner
The person sitting next to me fell asleep 7 times watching Mr. Turner. Can’t say I blame him and even thought about drifting off myself. …
Movie Review: The Imitation Game
Computers have become one of the primary pieces of technology in the world today. Every now and then, I would wonder: Who thought of the first one, …