It's a common occurrence. And it's a frustrating one for a film lover. You're sitting there, trying to have an intelligent discussion with someone about a newly-released film and they say something like, "No, I refuse to see that. I hate [insert certain director's name]'s movies," only for them to namedrop a director who didn't even... Continue Reading →
I'm going to say this with pride: I loved Man of Steel. It was exciting (those fight scenes . . . THOSE FIGHT SCENES!!!), intelligent, emotional, memorable and resonant. People are still talking about it. And they're talking about it for reasons other than the fact that it leads directly into Batman v Superman. They're... Continue Reading →
I actually didn't see the first two films in the Divergent series in the theater. I had a mild interest, but not enough to compel me to go out and catch them. I ended up seeing them during two separate free HBO weekends. And they were fine. I thought they were enough fun to stick... Continue Reading →
The cast of The Walking Dead - as amazing as they are - have mostly struggled in making the transition to steady feature film careers. Interestingly enough, starring Sarah Wayne Callies, The Other Side of the Door is already the second horror film of the year featuring either a current or a former Walking Dead cast... Continue Reading →
With all of the recent excitement surrounding the newest Captain America: Civil War trailer, I thought now would be a fun time to post a column I've been wanting to do for a while. I've been reading comics - Marvel, in particular - since I was two years old. (Yes, I was reading at two.) ... Continue Reading →
While sitting in the theater waiting for Eddie the Eagle to begin, I was hit with a deluge of mostly-awful trailers (before finally seeing the torture end with the X-Men: Apocalypse trailer). One of these was the trailer for God's Not Dead 2, starring Melissa Joan Hart. This is the sequel to 2014's Kevin Sorbo vehicle,... Continue Reading →
I'm going to brag. Years ago, there was a soap opera on NBC called Passions. It was somewhat (though not entirely) different from standard soap opera fare as it invoked the supernatural in much of its storytelling. There was a witch named Tabitha who had a talking doll named Timmy, for example. And I've always... Continue Reading →
Based on the memoirs of foreign war correspondent Kim Baker, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot covers the years that Baker spent in Afghanistan, trying to find her niche in life while also trying to forge her way in a setting that doesn't typically support women carving niches. The film is anchored by an incredibly strong and game cast (Mike... Continue Reading →
Ever since Wreck-It Ralph, Disney has been engaging in a new Golden Era for themselves relating to their animation division. Following the financial and critical success of Ralph, the studio made a return to form with the extremely well-received princess story Tangled, and then far surpassed themselves with the instant classic Frozen. There was no way to match... Continue Reading →
Who doesn't love a film surrounded by controversy, huh? Well, supposedly lots of people. And I can't discuss Gods of Egypt without at least touching on it. Audiences and film pundits alike piled onto Gods of Egypt before it was even released, attacking director Alex Proyas and the casting department for casting (in their eyes) too many... Continue Reading →
The Movie March! 