by Courtney Ravelo The third and final installment of The Maze Runner series started off with a bang — literally, there were explosions. The much anticipated film was filled with high stakes and rapid action from start to finish. Director Wes Ball took careful time to make sure each character had their shining moment. What … Continue reading
by Courtney Ravelo If you take a look at the list of films Pixar has released since its inception in 1995, the results are resoundingly white; as in they are animated movies starring and created by white people. If you do a quick Google search of the actors behind the voices in most Pixar movies, … Continue reading
by Courtney RaveloWriter/director Jordan Peele’s smooth transition into darker material is incredible. Although some people have classified it as straight-up horror, Get Out is more of a psychological thriller/suspense film that starts a conversation about race. I haven’t been in many audiences that have laughed, screamed and clapped as loudly and as unanimously as they … Continue reading
by Courtney RaveloIf you’re not familiar with the Fifty Shades of Grey series, let me forewarn you: the trilogy is based on a book series by writer E.L. James who loosely connected Twilight fanfiction with a brand-new BDSM relationship of her liking. I know, fascinating. Fifty Shades Darker is the second installment of the book-turned-film … 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
by Courtney RaveloA hotly anticipated film for lovers of Key & Peele on Comedy Central, Keanu does not disappoint. I went into the theater with an unbiased mindset, fully expecting the movie to come up short in its attempts to be funny. Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele have never created a movie before, so I … Continue reading
by Courtney RaveloThe 5th Wave is an adaptation of a 2013 young adult novel by the same title — the first in a trilogy by author Rick Yancey. The movie takes place in a post-apocalyptic era, with most of the story told in the first-person by a 16-year-old girl (you’ve seen this plot before, think … Continue reading
by Courtney RaveloThe third of four installments in The Divergent Series, Allegiant, comes as a breath of fresh air for fans of the franchise. Following the popular trend among YA novel adaptations of splitting the last book of the series into two movies, this film is impressive in some ways but disappointing in others. It … Continue reading
by Courtney RaveloThe Danish Girl is about the first transgender woman to go through reconstructive surgery. Last year’s Oscar-winner, Eddie Redmayne, plays the title role of Einar/Lili Wegener and breakout star, and Alicia Vikander portrays his wife, Gerda. The film comes to heavily depend on these two actors’ performances. It starts out at an art … Continue reading
by Courtney Ravelo From the December 2015 IssueSpider-Man series (Sam Raimi, 2002-2007) Tobey Maguire was a beloved Spider-Man. He embodied a heroic, modest and humble version of this Marvel character that so many people have come to love. This version of the Spider-Man comics had Mary Jane as Peter Parker’s main love interest, and Kirsten … Continue reading
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