by Jake Triola Bee Movie is the tale of a young nonconformist bee named Barry B. Benson (Jerry Seinfeld), who’s fed up with the status-quo, which is, apparently, pretty harsh in the world of bees.Every bee goes to school, then to work, and then they die. Not only that, once a bee is assigned a … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2017
Murder on the Orient Express(2017)
by Tony Di Nizo Directed by Kenneth Branagh, Murder on the Orient Express is the latest film adaptation of the famous crime thriller originally published as a novel by Agatha Christie. The story was previously adapted by Sidney Lumet in 1974 and was an incredibly successful film. It was nominated for a few Oscars, including … Continue reading
Superbad
by Jackson Diianni After I watched Superbad, a friend of mine told me that the script was written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg when they were just 13 years old. To be honest, I wasn’t that surprised to hear that this movie was written by middle-schoolers. The plot revolves around two teenagers who are … Continue reading
Donnie Darko
by Haley Goetz To me, watching Donnie Darko literally equates to life and death. I remember, during a cold October night, in my junior year of high school, watching the film for the first time when the phone suddenly rang. I knew it was going to be news of my grandfather’s passing. He had been … Continue reading
The Secret World of Arietty
by Jackson Diianni The Secret World of Arrietty tells the story of a world populated by miniature people. They’re called “borrowers” because they borrow everything they need from human beings,or “beans” as they’re called in the film. When a borrower named Arrietty encounters a human boy named Shawn, she and her family must leave or … Continue reading
Juno
by Zachary Kalik Who would’ve thought that a movie about teen pregnancy would be a masterpiece in disguise? Juno, released in 2007 and directed by Jason Reitman, is a film with such brilliant charm that other films only wish they could match. The film is about a girl named Juno (Ellen Page) who gets pregnant … Continue reading
Justice League
by Tyler Jennes 2017 has been nothing short of a juggernaut for superhero films. From serious and contemplative works like Logan to animated kids films like The LEGO Batman Movie to competent and genuinely funny Marvel Studios sequels for both the Guardians of the Galaxy and Thor, 2017 has had everything you can think of. … Continue reading
Thor Ragnarok
by Jonathan Cornell Thor Ragnarok is the seventeenth feature in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the third to be released this year, after Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 and Spider-Man Homecoming. Though Marvel Studios has yet to release a real misfire, its record setting combination of spot-on casting, action, and humor has become rather tired … Continue reading
1922
by Arleigh Rodgers 1922 is yet another film that has appeared in the midst of new Stephen King adaptations released this year. Directed by Zak Hilditch, this film tells the story of Wilfred James (Thomas Jane), a farmer whose troubled marriage with his wife Arlette (Molly Parker) leads him to murdering her. As is often … Continue reading
Hot Fuzz
by Seamus Mulhern Hot Fuzz is one of the greatest movies ever made. I mean that sincerely. It is one of the most beautifully constructed works of fiction made in the past decade. What begins as a parody of formulaic cop movies quickly turns into a brilliant subversion of the genre, weaving together moments of … Continue reading