As Thanksgiving nears, the gears of the holiday season begin to turn. It’s the season where families and friends gather around the fireplace, or video yule log if you live in a city like myself. However, after an hour of that virtual fireplace, one can get bored and turn to Christmas classics such as “It’s […]
It’s crazy to think how influential the band Queen has been on pop culture. It’s even crazier to think how it took this long to make a biopic about its lead singer and arguably the greatest frontman in rock and roll history: Freddie Mercury. The problem with “Bohemian Rhapsody” is it doesn’t know whether it […]
“Halloween” (2018) is the result of what happens when a good filmmaking team is infused with passion and love for a genre that is usually passed off for being a joke. I’m not just talking about the horror genre—I’m talking about slasher films. The most recent “Halloween” was partly directed, written and produced by David Gordon […]
With Oscars moved up, the festival darlings are now releasing in October, the first of which is Bradley Cooper’s “A Star Is Born.” “A Star Is Born” stars Lady Gaga and its director Bradley Cooper. The movie follows Ally (Gaga), a struggling musician who meets Jack (Cooper), a successful but alcoholic musician. They fall in […]
In an ideal world, “Hell Fest” would be set as the baseline for how a movie should be executed. “Hell Fest” stars Amy Forsyth, Reign Edwards, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Christian James, Matt Mercurio, and Roby Attal, who are all relative newcomers to the silver screen. The film is also directed by Gregory Plotkin, who directed the worst-reviewed […]
“Assassination Nation” is a classic case of poor marketing. The film, directed by Sam Levinson, stars Odessa Young, Hari Nef, Suki Waterhouse and Abra. “Assassination Nation” is pitched as a modern retelling of the Salem Witch Trials, which was a period of mass hysteria when women and girls were executed on charges of witchcraft in 1692 in […]
Seeing one of the most cinematic aliens on screen again is quite a treat. However, “The Predator” is still a narrative mess. “The Predator” stars Boyd Holbrook ( of “Logan”), Trevante Rhodes (of “Moonlight”), Olivia Munn (of “Ocean’s Eight”) and is directed by Shane Black (“Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”, “The Nice Guys”). The movie follows […]
As my summer roommate could attest to, I spent the entire summer counting the days until the release of “The Meg.” I got my ticket and showed up at midnight the day it was released. I was treated to exactly what I expected: pure fun and a giant shark. “The Meg” stars critically acclaimed actors and […]
How do you make the act of talking scary? If you don’t know, watch “A Quiet Place.” “A Quiet Place” stars John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe, and is directed by Krasinski. It follows the story of a family living in a world where sound-sensing monsters drove humanity near to extinction. The […]
Five years after “Pacific Rim,” we finally get a well deserved sequel: “Pacific Rim Uprising.” The movie, directed by Stephen DeKnight, stars John Boyega, Cailee Spaeny and Scott Eastwood. Though lacking at times, the movie is packed with action and is entertaining overall. Years after the events of “Pacific Rim,” where Stacker Pentecost, Raleigh Beckett […]
Following up the success of film producer and director Alex Garland’s “Ex Machina” (2015), the novelist and screenwriter Garland makes “Annihilation” into a challenging, confusing and at times haunting sci-fi piece. “Annihilation” is visually stunning. The creative team altogether is excellent at providing striking imagery, to evoke both wonder and horror. “Annihilation” has set pieces […]
“Game Night” is well directed with some good laughs built into a solid script. The movie stars Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler, and is co-directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. Max and Annie, an extremely competitive couple, played by Bateman and McAdams respectively, have weekly game nights. This week, Max’s lavish brother […]
“Black Panther” went beyond the already immensely high expectations I had and delivers as a powerful character piece with important messages in a thrilling package. “Black Panther” stars Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa the Black Panther and King of Wakanda, as well as Michael B Jordan as Erik Killmonger, a mysterious outsider with a grudge against […]
I’m probably one of the few people to feel this way, but I don’t hate the “Fifty Shades” sequels. “Fifty Shades Freed” stars Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele, Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey and is directed by James Foley. Newlyweds Christian and Anastasia enjoy their new life. However, it’s not long before their intertwined pasts […]
