Movie Review: Guardians of the Galaxy
Han Solo was Star Wars secret weapon. The wise cracking bandit treated all the wonder around him as if it was run of the mill …
2014
Movie Review: Lucy
I think Marvel has done something to Scarlett Johansson. Since getting a little taste of kicking butt, the femme fatale has since searched out transcending …
Movie Review: Hercules
Hercules never quite embraces itself. Attempting to put a spin on the Greek demigod’s origins, Hercules has some fun and does some interesting things, but …
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: Magic in the Moonlight
Woody Allen’s recent films fall into 2 camps: painfully neurotic or charmingly old-fashioned, usually dependent upon the actors playing the leads. Magic in the Moonlight …
Movie Review: Boyhood
On TV and at the movies, we are mostly told that the big events help shape our lives and leave the greatest impressions. We also …
Movie Review: Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer takes the concept of a model train to its craziest extreme. This bonkers dystopic future film by director Joon-ho Bong relentlessly hurtles forward despite …
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: Life Itself
There is no way I can write objectively about Roger Ebert. As a slightly larger bespectacled cinephile Chicagoan, I tended to resonate with the man …
Movie Review: Begin Again
Leaving Begin Again, I popped in my earbuds and listened to my playlists like I normally do. A few seconds later, my eyes started welling …