Movie Review: War for the Planet of the Apes
I want everyone out there to know how improbable this was. Planet of the Apes didn’t have any real reason to reboot itself; the story …
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Movie Review: Wonder Woman
DC Comics, watching Marvel grow its superhero franchise into the Avengers, probably thought “We could do this in our sleep! We’ve got Batman and Superman!!” …
Movie Review: The Lost City of Z
Millennials might not know what Apocalypse Now is. But back in the day, that movie used the Vietnam War as an allegory for an American …
Movie Review: Colossal
Colossal is the unholy offspring of an Asian monster movie and an indie “back to the hometown” flick. Wait….unholy is incorrect. What’s the word? Unexpected, …
Movie Review: Personal Shopper
Twilight really made lots of non tween girls angry, for many reasons. For me the biggest gripe is the simplification of Kristen Stewart as “the …
Movie Review: The LEGO Batman Movie
Turns out to make a DC comic fun all we needed were Legos. For a movie idea that seems solely built for product placement, the …
Movie Review: A Monster Calls
Movie manipulation is a fine line to walk when crafting a film. When done right, you get something like ET, a brilliant tear inducing experience …
Movie Review: Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures boasts a fantastic story. While I enjoy a great story about overcoming the odds playing a sport, Hidden Figures posits a more realistic, …
Movie Review: La La Land
La La Land is going to win many Oscars. A jazz musician (Ryan Gosling) meets an aspiring screen writer (Emma Stone) in majestic Los …
Movie Review: Manchester By the Sea
Manchester By the Sea is very obvious Oscar bait. Good, but broken, leading man? Check. Traumatic event? Check. Unlikely friendship with a kid? Checkmate. …