by Justin MadoreWay back in 2009, J.J. Abrams breathed life into the dormant Star Trek franchise by rebooting it as a summer blockbuster. Since then, the IP has been having a little bit of a resurgence. Abrams’s film was successful enough to spawn two sequels, (Into Darkness and Beyond), a few commercial video games, and … Continue reading
by Austin GoldDespite what you may have heard, the new Ghostbusters is not a remake, but rather a totally separate reboot. It has a similar structure, but a whole new interior. And it’s not just that they made the characters women — this isn’t Kristen Wiig as Bill Murray or Melissa McCarthy as Dan Aykroyd. … Continue reading
by Haley GoetzThere is no other contemporary film that explores modern romance as deeply as Like Crazy does. The movie tells the story of two college-aged lovers who become confined to their respective home countries due to visa troubles. Their relationship gets put to the ultimate test by the distance between them and the inevitable … Continue reading
by Elizabeth EstenYou don’t need spectacle or a ginormous budget to make a film powerful or game-changing. All of my favorite films do more with so much less than many of the epics I’ve seen. I have always personally preferred smaller character studies like 2007’s Waitress over something like Ben-Hur or even The Godfather. This … Continue reading
by Haley GoetzI’m a diehard Purge fan and I’m not afraid to admit it. James DeMonaco, the writer and director of all three films, has created a believable cinematic world through his small yet successful horror franchise. Election Year packs the survivalist mentality of the first film while also adding in the craziness from Anarchy, … Continue reading
by Haley GoetzThis film has an angry, flame-covered great white shark jumping 15 feet out of the ocean. Yep, you heard me. Go see The Shallows if you want a load of that. Jaume Collet-Serra’s latest thriller features a solid lead performance from Blake Lively, effectively rendered visual effects, decent scares, and some pretty good … Continue reading
by Joshua WiederYorgos Lanthimos’s latest film The Lobster is a peculiar specimen, to say the very least. The premise is exciting; in a dystopian universe, single individuals are forced to stay at “the hotel,” where they are given 45 days to find a romantic partner. If they don’t find a partner, they will be changed … Continue reading
by Byron BixlerEvery once in a while, a film manages to capture the ethereal. This elusive, utterly unquantifiable quality is commonly found in the raw earthiness of Werner Herzog films and the dreamily experiential cinema of Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Tropical Malady, Uncle Boonmee who can Recall his Past Lives). It’s also realized with unprecedented … Continue reading
by Austin GoldPart of what made the first Neighbors so much fun was the idea of Seth Rogen pitted against the kind of guys who’d get high and watch Seth Rogen movies. This time around we get Rogen pitted against the kind of girls who were told they wouldn’t understand Superbad because it’s “a guy … Continue reading
by Courtney RaveloHave you ever gone to see a movie with such high expectations that you just know you’re going to be somehow disappointed? But then the movie ends, and not only were you not disappointed, but your high expectations were exceeded? Like, by a lot? That’s what happened to me when I watched Captain … Continue reading
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