Nick Park, creator of Wallace & Gromit and the man behind the underrated Chicken Run, returns with Aardman Animation in their latest effort, the prehistoric comedy Early Man. Park's trademark character designs and stop-motion animation - his medium of choice - are back in full force as Park and his crew deign to stand tall against... Continue Reading →
Review – Thor: Ragnarok
Here we are! If you know me at all on a personal level, you know that the Hulk is my favorite fictional character of all-time (I like him better than most real people), so Thor: Ragnarok has been my most-anticipated movie of the entire year, without question. A combination of the comics' popular "Ragnarok" Thor story (or... Continue Reading →
Review – Kong: Skull Island
I've been a pretty big King Kong fan for most of my adult life. The original 1933 classic was the first special-effects blockbuster that broke every established rule and opened up the world's collective mind to the potential of film as a storytelling medium. Peter Jackson's 2004 remake was a brilliant and poignant love poem... Continue Reading →
19. I Saw the Light
I love Elizabeth Olsen. I'm just going to lead with that. She won me over with her powerful performance in the horror film Silent House and I've since seen almost every one of her movies, released both before and after that one. The films, themselves vary in quality but her performances never do. She is as... Continue Reading →