These days, it seems like every studio is scrambling to make sequels out of modern classics: the biggest culprit being the long line of Star Wars sequels and spin-offs that are rolling out for the foreseeable future. Elsewhere, we have Blade Runner 2049 and even Dazed and Confused’s “spiritual sequel” Everybody Wants Some!. A sequel you […]
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‘Bushwick’ Review: Ambitious, but Fails to Deliver
In indie action film Bushwick, a stark departure from director duo Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion’s previous feature Cooties, Brittany Snow stars as Lucy, a 20-year-old student who has come back to her home in Brooklyn to visit her grandmother. Unbeknownst to her, the neighbourhood has fallen into chaos after an invasion from a Texan […]
‘Le Ride’ Review: A typical doc with Intriguing Insight
A flood of documentaries come out each year, all in which attempt to accomplish either a mission or give insight to real life. Le Ride takes the insight route, breaking down the 1928 Tour De France cycling event. A challenge amongst nearly all athletes, a 3,500+ mile course in which only 41 competitors were able […]
‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Review: Saved by Reynolds and Jackson
The Hitman’s Bodyguard is an unusual beast. From the trailers it looked like another buddy comedy, and in many ways it was. One thing that stands out in The Hitman’s Bodyguard is the hitman, Darius Kincaid played by Samuel L Jackson. He’s unlike any trained killer we’ve seen on screen before, as he laughs, loves and cries. His […]
‘Logan Lucky’ Review: Four-leaf Clover Approved
When planning to rob the Carolina Speedway, it always helps to make bacon, stay organized and build a model using cardboard and toilet paper rolls. These three things alone will guarantee success in convincing your little brother to join you. After being laid off from his construction job because of his limp, Jimmy Logan (Channing […]
‘The Glass Castle’ Review: Not Quite as Therapeutic as You’d Hope
The Glass Castle is based on the true story of author Jeannette Walls’ unusual upbringing. Short Term 12 director Destin Daniel Cretton, who is one of the most talented indie directors out there, was enlisted to adapt the best-selling 2005 memoir and it was no easy task. How do you take the most personal story someone has […]
‘Annabelle: Creation’ Review: The Horror Genre is Alive and Well
Not every genre movie is original or unique and there is nothing wrong with one just done right. There are many horror releases every year, but most of them are not very effective or memorable. The expectations after the release of the very original and successful Get Out earlier this year were low, but Annabelle: […]
‘Wind River’ Review: A Pleading Call to Action
Hell or High Water and Sicario screenwriter Taylor Sheridan is trying his hand at directing. And I am here for it. Wind River, which Sheridan also wrote, might not be your typical, seat-gripping thriller, but it will make you sweat and it will hold your attention. While some scenes are hard to watch (trigger warning: there is […]
‘The Dark Tower’ Review: A Plain, Rummaged Version of its Source Material
Stephen King, one of the most iconic authors to walk the earth at this point in time, once stated that he was most proud of his expansive universe series of “The Dark Tower” in which it spanned across 8 novels. With the amount of expansive world building that must’ve continued to grow and build throughout […]
‘Detroit’ Review: A Gripping, Refreshing Look at Civil Rights
Kathryn Bigelow knows how to make a good non-fiction thriller. That is a simple fact. With Zero Dark Thirty she expertly told the story of the assassination of Bin Laden. In The Hurt Locker she explored the lives of bomb disposal teams in the Middle East and showcased Bigelow at the peak of her powers. With Detroit, she has once again crafted […]
‘Message from the King’ Review: Revenge at its Brutal Best
Los Angeles is often nicknamed “The City of Angels” and it’s not hard to see why. But in Message from the King we get to see a different side of Los Angeles, one that I haven’t witnessed before on the big screen. Message from the King revolves around Jacob King (a dark, bitter Chadwick Boseman) who comes to LA to […]
‘The Incredible Jessica James’ Review: Conventional, but Charming
Some roles feel like they were specifically written for someone – in that they embody the role so perfectly that you couldn’t imagine anyone else playing them – and The Incredible Jessica James’s eponymous lead character (played by Jessica Williams) is definitely one of them. The Daily Show standout shines in the film, playing a […]
‘Lady Macbeth’ Review: Florence Pugh is a Force to be Reckoned With
When listing off the most recognizable female characters in history it doesn’t take long before Lady Macbeth shows up. Showing up in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, she was a completely memorizing character and was arguably more evil than Macbeth himself. We’ve seen multiple works in Hollywood tackle Shakespeare’s epic, with the latest one starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard […]
‘Atomic Blonde’ Review: Stylish and Spy-Ish?
Let’s just get this out of the way – Charlize Theron is a bad ass. If her role as Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road didn’t convince you, then her turn as MI6 agent Lorraine Broughton definitely will. Based on the 2012 graphic novel The Coldest City, Atomic Blonde takes place in the middle of the Cold War, […]
‘Dunkirk’ Review: Nolan’s Masterpiece
Christopher Nolan is one of the greatest directors working today. There’s no point in arguing about that because everyone seems to agree. From Memento to The Dark Knight to Inception, Nolan has crafted genre bending films that stay with you forever. Dunkirk, however, was the first time Nolan would be making a movie based on a true story. A huge undertaking, […]