Movie Review: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Movie universes are the hot new thing this decade. Comic books (good and bad, and somewhere in the middle) have them. Teen love triangles have …
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Movie Review: Bleed For This
A boxing movie is a rite of passage for every young actor trying to prove themselves. They get to show off physically and talent-wise with …
Movie Review: The Accountant
Turns out Batman is John Nash, who knew? The Accountant is Ben Affleck’s attempt to stay busy in between Caped Crusadering. One the one hand, …
Movie Review: American Honey
Andrea Arnold likes writing movies about poor young people trying to achieve their even small dreams. Despite their misguided worldview, Arnold’s British characters contain some …
Movie Review: The Girl on the Train
Gone Girl took the world by storm last year. Rosamund Pike joined the ranks of great femme fatales, and Batfleck and David Fincher made that …
Movie Review: The Magnificent Seven
I wouldn’t say I was eagerly anticipating a Magnificent Seven Remake, but I wasn’t dreading it. I mean, the original came out 56 years ago. …
Movie Review: Jason Bourne
There was a point where Jason Bourne was considered a legitimate millennial replacement to James Bond. The forgetful assassin/spy had this gritty everyman feel that …
Movie Review: Star Trek Beyond
I like the rebooted Star Trek franchise. JJ Abrams, like he always does well, cast correctly and put a couple fun films together, laying the …
Movie Review: Ghostbusters (2016)
Ghostbusters was my first foray into the world of fandom, cartoons, toys, etc. My first movie memories are of the Bill Murray movie (why my …
Movie Review: Now You See Me 2
Magic and the big screen are just made for each other. With a large budget, the director must salivate at crafting obnoxious sleight of hand …