The staff at Filmic Magazine is proud to present its fifth annual Top 10 list! Filmic contributors were asked to vote on their favorite movies of the year and discuss the merits. These are the results. HONORABLE MENTIONS Avengers: Infinity War (Dir. Anthony Russo, Joe Russo) A Quiet Place (Dir. John Krasinski) THE TEN 10. … Continue reading
by Stephanie Aris As the end of the year arrives and we’re hit with the usual string of Oscar-bait films, it’s nice to get a reminder that not all films need to ponder the meaning of life to be good. Sometimes, just being an hour and a half of ridiculous fun is enough. That’s exactly … Continue reading
by Stephanie Aris The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson is one of the most well known stories in literary history. So naturally, Hollywood did what it has always done since its inception and they made a movie based off of something popular in the hopes of making lots … Continue reading
In a year largely vilified because of its violence, upheaval and bitter social schisms, it makes sense that the genre to receive an abnormal boost in success would be horror. 2016 delivered a mini-renaissance for horror movies that hasn’t been seen in some time. As you’ll see in our list celebrating a dozen of our … Continue reading
by Stephanie ArisWhat if while you were living your average, boring life you found out your super-attractive, overachieving new neighbors were actually spies? This is the question that Greg Mottola’s new action-comedy, Keeping Up with the Joneses (sponsored by Mercedes Benz!) aims to answer. And although the presence of the Mercedes-Benz logo is consistent, the … Continue reading
The pairing of Johnny Depp and Tim Burton has been one of the most talked-about actor/director collaborations of the last 25 years. However, with Burton’s latest film, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children opening this week, we take a look back at the famously macabre director’s adventures without his favorite muse. Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985) … Continue reading
By Jackson Diianni The Wrestler (2008) immerses us in the life of Randy “the Ram” Robinson (Mickey Rourke), an aging ex-professional wrestler who has fallen on hard times. Randy seems to have lost the ability to regulate what is healthy for him and he struggles to maintain a meaningful relationship with anyone in his life. … Continue reading
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