Photo courtesy of Brett Jordan, Flickr. The past year has been a whirlwind for singer and actress Olivia Rodrigo with two No.1 singles, a No.1 album, seven Grammy nominations and an upcoming sold-out headline tour. Now added to her repertoire of achievements is a film, “Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 […]
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Uncharted is a surprisingly enjoyable leap into adventure
Photo courtesy of Jorge A. Rosales, Wikipedia. The movie “Uncharted,” starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg, was incredibly captivating. Based on the video game series of the same title, the film took many liberties from the source material. Due to this, there has been some criticism about the movie’s stark differences […]
Encanto is a gorgeous ode to Latinos that shines with color and prowess
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr. “Encanto” is Disney’s latest — and 60th — animated feature, and I was nothing short of amazed at the artistry in this new film. Disney has become an increasingly diverse movie studio. With an increase in movies showing more cultures throughout the world, the company […]
House of Gucci fills lengthy runtime with tension, laughs and great acting
Photo courtesy of Pedro Moutinho Da Silva, Flickr. The movie “House of Gucci,” directed by award-winning filmmaker Ridley Scott, was absolutely phenomenal. Based on a true story, the film illustrates the events leading up to the assassination of Maurizio Gucci. In the first week and weekend since the release, “House of […]
Last Night in Soho bleeds style and suspense
Photo Courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr Ever since his feature film breakthrough in 2004 with “Shaun of the Dead,” a loving parody of horror zombie films, it seemed inevitable that Edgar Wright would one day end up directing a full blown psychological horror. “Last Night in Soho” is absolutely best […]
The Last Duel is a triggering trial in mediocrity
Photo courtesy of Dick Thomas Johnson, wiki. Trigger Warning: The following article contains mentions of rape. If somebody told me a few years ago that Matt Damon and Ben Affleck would join forces to write a movie together again, I would never guess that the result of that screenwriting […]
New Halsey film a powerhouse that lacks some important aspects
Photo courtesy of Justin Higuchi, Wiki. More than a month after the release of “If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power,” Halsey’s fourth powerhouse album, the accompanying movie has arrived on HBO Max. The film originally premiered in select theatres around the world two days before the album was released, […]
Netflix releases low-grade film “I Care a Lot”
Photo courtesy of Fair Use, Wikipedia New Year, new movies on “Netflix,” the same questionable quality of their content and the same mentality of just throwing everything at their audience, hoping that the sheer amount of new content will mask the fact that most of it are of low […]
Netflix’s ‘The Politician’ is the next best bingeable show
Gwyneth Paltrow and her husband Brad Falchuk are executive producers of “The Politician,” a Netflix original about getting to the top where the impossible is unable to get accomplished. Ryan Murphy, the creator of the show, signed a deal with Netflix for $300 million. He has had major success with […]
Sound and Fury is beautifully animated but falls flat
Photo courtesy of Do512, Flickr Creating a movie that is based off a music album is not an original idea to the film industry. Pink Floyd’s “The Wall,” Daft Punk’s “Interstellar 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem” and The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band” are just […]