Movie Review: The Giver
I feel bad for The Giver. Being released in the immediate success of movies like The Hunger Games or Divergent reeks of a cash grab. However, …
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Movie Review: Happy Christmas
Anna Kendrick exudes adorable. Happy Christmas allows Kendrick to take her persona and twist it into a basket case recovering from a breakup. Joe Swanberg …
Movie Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes should not have been good. James Franco leading a reboot of an iconic franchise? Stupid idea. Then Andy …
Movie Review: Pain & Gain
Turns out Michael Bay can churn out a very engaging film when not saddled with Optimus Prime. Pain & Gain is a very incisive black …
Movie Review: How to Train Your Dragon 2
The Scottish Vikings of Berk are back. How to Train Your Dragon 2 blows out the scope of the first film to new lands and …
Movie Review: The Fault In Our Stars
Movies about cancer have that difficult line to walk between manipulative and serious. The Fault In Our Stars strays across both lines, but mostly walks …
Movie Review: Fed Up
Ronald McDonald never looked so sinister. Fed Up takes aim at the obesity epidemic, attempting to inform the public about how systemic the problem is …
Movie Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past
Of all the superhero worlds to create, 20th Century Fox has it the easiest. X-Men and mutants have so many interesting parallels with the real …
Movie Review: Chef
Jon Favreau celebrates his indie return with a culinary delight. Chef is a charming and sweet destination tale where the journey is more important than …
Movie Review: Neighbors
When did Seth Rogen get old? Neighbors place him at war with Zac Efron with hilarious and shockingly poignant results. Like most of Nicholas Stoller’s …