Photo courtesy of Fair Use, Wikipedia Video game film adaptations usually do not turn out well. With the exception of “Pokemon: Detective Pikachu” and “Sonic the Hedgehog,” most attempts to bring games to the big screen end up with mixed to negative critical reception, regardless of their box-office success. […]
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Does Zack Snyder’s “Justice League” live up to the hype?
Photo courtesy of AntMan3001, Flickr “Zack Snyder’s Justice League,” also known as the “Snyder Cut,” is the long-awaited director’s cut of the original “Justice League” film, originally released in 2017. This director’s cut restores Zack Snyder’s original vision for the film, utilizing unused footage, storylines, characters and designs that […]
“Moxie” aims to capture feminism in coming-of-age film
Photo courtesy of Fair Use, Wikipedia Netflix’s latest original film “Moxie” was released on March 3. Based on author Jennifer Mathieu’s 2015 book “Moxie: A Novel,” the film is a teen coming of age movie focused on generations of radical feminism. Following 16-year-old Vivian, played by Hadley Robinson, a […]
“Nomadland” leaves audience at loss for words
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia If any fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are already excited about the upcoming film “The Eternals,” directed by the incredible Chloé Zhao, then they need to watch her latest project “Nomadland,” which can be found on Hulu or in select movie theaters. Written, […]
New movie “Mank” highlights old Hollywood classics
Photo courtesy of Fair Use, Wikipedia Six years have passed since David Fincher’s latest film directorial endeavor, not counting his work on the Netflix show “Mindhunter,” and now he returns with “Mank,” a movie about the making of “the” movie: “Citizen Kane.” The film follows American screenwriter Herman J. […]
Sandler returns to polarizing roots in “Hubie Halloween”
Photo courtesy of public domain, Wikipedia Adam Sandler is one of the most interesting figures in modern Hollywood. He is best known for being projects hated by critics and loved by fans, such as “Click,” “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan” and “Grown-Ups,” and the man actually has a […]
An analytical look at Netflix’s “The Paramedic”
Photo courtesy of Georges Biard Netflix’s new film “The Paramedic” is an exciting dark thriller that was originally released as a Spanish drama. The psychological thriller not only emits surface level fear on its viewers, it leaves us wondering why someone would ever go to such gruesome and violent […]
Impressive cast salvages new Netflix thriller
Photo courtesy of Zurrenarh, Wikipedia As a lover of experimental movies, nothing feels like a bigger waste of time than watching a mediocre film. A bad movie at least creates conversation about its quality, but a mediocre one has nothing to say, and in turn the audience has nothing […]
Melissa McCarthy shines in her Oscar worthy film
Photo courtesy of Melissa McCarthy, Twitter Since her breakout performance in 2011’s “Bridesmaids,” famed comedian Melissa McCarthy has constantly been typecast in rather stale and forgettable comedies that regardless of their overall quality, manage to be financially successful enough to greenlight another one. Occasionally, this formula can lead to a […]
Spielberg brings another hit with book adaptation
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia “Ready Player One” was one of the most enjoyable films that I have seen in a really long time. With great pacing, characters and nostalgic moments throughout the entire film, this movie is definitely worth seeing in theaters. “Ready Player One” is an action […]