by Alistair Bennie Underwood IP Man (Yip, 2008) This movie is a cooking pot. It is a hodge podge of interesting concepts and scenery that has a grand mixture of humor, heart, and action. The characters are well thought out and the story is very engaging. At 108 minutes, this film takes place in 1930’s China … Continue reading
by Jacob Sullivan While most horror fans can agree 1978’s Halloween set the template for the slasher genre, 1980’s Friday the 13th made the slasher the biggest horror genre of the 80’s. The gory kills, the POV shots, the isolated location, the sex, and the final girl were all present in Halloween, but Friday the … Continue reading
by Arleigh Rodgers Hugo, directed by Martin Scorsese, is so much more than that which meets the eye. The film is a dazzling, yet melancholy, peak into the life of young Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield), the maintainer of the clocks in a train station. We learn of Hugo’s plot to repair a broken automaton that … Continue reading
by Zachary Kailk Flatliners, released in 1990, is nothing short of a complete and utter thrill ride. But, considering that this movie is directed by Joel Schumacher, the same guy who would later go on to direct incredible dramas such as Phantom of The Opera, is this really much of a surprise? Flatliners is about … Continue reading
by Michaela Jackson Created at the height of “Beatlemania” to guarantee the longevity and relevancy of The Beatles’ (Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr) careers and projects, A Hard Day’s Night is a musical comedy/mock-documentary that delights and captivates die-hard fans, occasional listeners, and all demographics in between. The film, shot in cinéma vérité … Continue reading
by PJ Yerman E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, released in 1982 and directed by Steven Spielberg, is about a young boy named Elliott (Henry Thomas) who discovers a friendly alien who has been left behind on earth by its spaceship. Elliott, along with his older brother Michael (Robert MacNaughton) and little sister Gertie (Drew Barrymore), help E.T. … Continue reading
by Arleigh Rodgers Certain Women is a dull, unadorned film upon first glance. Set to the backdrop of a cold, western landscape, devoid of all but a mountainous horizon and decorated by the empty roads upon which few cars do cross, the film tells the poignant stories of three women whose lives loosely connect. The … Continue reading
by Alex Bird Mother!, if nothing else, earns its exclamation point. Darren Aronofsky’s new film is sure to be one of the craziest, most ambitious, and most contentious films of the year. At first glance, Mother!, set in a single location with minimal use of sophisticated effects, seems akin to the recent crop of low … Continue reading
by Seamus Mulhern It feels so good to see Kumail Nanjiani become a star. Not only is he currently delivering a hysterical performance on Silicon Valley, but he’s also providing the Internet with a smorgasbord of great podcasts. With The Big Sick, the true story of how he met Emily Gordon, his wife and podcast … Continue reading
by Jackson Diianni Ingrid Goes West is an original effort, but it suffers from lack of focus. It’s trying to be a social-commentary piece about the dangers of technology, addiction and identity. It’s also trying to be a drama, a love story, a black comedy, a thriller and a road-movie. Sometimes, when you try to … Continue reading
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