‘Annihilation’ Review: Thoughtful and Totally Bonkers Sci-Fi Greatness
The following review of Annihilation is as a movie only. I have not read the book, nor have I read anything about the book. This is a review of the film on its own merits, and...
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‘Black Panther’ Review: Thrilling, Funny, Resonant, and Woke as @$&#?!
Before Captain America: Civil War, I wasn’t that familiar with the character Black Panther. I knew he was African and dressed like a panther, and that was basically it. But the way that he...
‘Fifty Shades Freed’ Review: Absolutely terrible in the best way possible (SPOILERS)
(WARNING: This review of Fifty Shades Freed contains spoilers) You might not know this about me, but I watch The Bachelor. Now you may be thinking, “what is a respectable reviewer with impeccable taste...
‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Review (Spoiler-free) – Rian Johnson Is Strong With the Force
WARNING: While I won’t spoil anything in The Last Jedi, I reserve the right to completely ruin plot points in The Force Awakens. You’ve been warned. Now that I’ve completed a marvelous marathon at...
‘I, Tonya’ Review: A comedic peek inside the twisted world of a talented, troubled athlete
To anyone who was a fan of women’s figure skating and happened to live through the bizzarre Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan drama leading up to the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, you’ll probably agree that...
Film Review: ‘Justice League’ – Not the raging dumpster fire you’re expecting
Before I went to go see Justice League, I had read about half of an article that had aggregated all of the critic reactions so far, and let’s just say, I lowered my expectations...
Film Review: ‘Lady Bird’ – A refreshingly sincere coming-of-age tale
Every once in a while, there’s a film that strikes so close to home at those universal truths about growing up that it resonates on a level altogether deeper than most films do. It...
‘Blade Runner 2049’ Review: An instant sci-fi classic that will punch you in the feels
Denis Villeneuve follows last year’s stellar auteur sci-fi film Arrival by tackling the sequel to one of the most beloved science fiction films of all time with Blade Runner 2049. And anyone who had...
‘American Made’ Review: Tom Cruise traffics charm, humor, and other things in this electric caper
With the quality of Tom Cruise’s films being a bit unpredictable as of late, it would be totally fair to be skittish about doling out the dough to watch Doug Liman’s American Made –...
‘Mother!’ Review: I Don’t Know What the F*@&% That Was
Darren Aronofsky makes the types of films that I can always walk out of being dazzled by the artistry and singular filmmaking technique, while also being emotionally and/or psychologically devastated enough to know that...