Movie Review: John Wick
In a movie year where Denzel Washington has a badass action movie and Liam Neeson has two, Keanu Reeves storms onto the scene to win …
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Movie Review: Whiplash
Jazz is smooth and mellowing to experience. The jazz in Whiplash is hellish preparation bordering on insanity. Pacing the group are two stellar performances from …
Movie Review: Gone Girl
David Fincher is one of the most talented and stylized directors working today. His movies, no matter the subject matter, elevate whatever source material Fincher …
Movie Review: The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
Breakups are terrible to witness. The heat of the moment results in some nasty things being said, and the realization of the end of something …
Movie Review: A Walk Among the Tombstones
Liam Neeson’s recent fare falls under two categories: thriller or revenge flick. A Walk Among the Tombstones is being cast as a revenge flick, but …
Movie Review: The Drop
In order to hold a viewer’s attention, violence punctuates thrillers earlier and earlier in the movies today. In that way, The Drop is old school: …
Movie Review: The Skeleton Twins
Saturday Night Live cast members have a difficult time making critically acclaimed non-comedic movies. Being seen for so long as the top tier of the …
Movie Review: Love Is Strange
Love Is Strange could have been another story about love triumphing in the most magical place in the world: New York City. By repackaging a familiar story …
Movie Review: That Awkward Moment
Give writer/director Tom Gormican credit. He managed to grab 3 young actors before 2 become megastars and one becomes socially irrelevant. That Awkward Moment masquerades …
Movie Review: The Wolf of Wall Street
Leo DiCaprio gets to play a modern-day version of Jay Gatsby (who he played earlier this year) in the Wolf of Wall Street. Director Martin …