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“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”: Flight and Empathy
Read more: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”: Flight and EmpathyHere’s the one with all the spoilers! Because you love me, you’ve hopefully read my generalized, vaguely non-spoiler review of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, in which I spoke lightly about the movie’s flaws and even lighter about the film’s greater triumphs. But here, we bring you the real deal. There are two things at battle…
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“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is a Force to Be Reckoned With (Spoiler-Free Edition)
Read more: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is a Force to Be Reckoned With (Spoiler-Free Edition)Pun intended. What I really hate is when critics that positively review a space sci-fi story call it “stellar”. Isn’t that just terrible? The funny thing about this review was that I wrote a large chunk of it the other day, well before the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It was based off…
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“American Ultra” Review
Read more: “American Ultra” ReviewAmerican Ultra is a hyperviolent and marijuana infused action film written by the stoner (assumed) nerd who brought us Chronicle and directed by the dude who did Project X. You know, that terrible, soulless party movie. This entire movie basically takes place in an alternate universe of NBC’s Chuck around the time season 2 kicks off. American…
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“The Avengers: Age of Ultron”: A Delightfully Familiar Novelty
Read more: “The Avengers: Age of Ultron”: A Delightfully Familiar Novelty“Ultron” is the kind of movie that needs no introduction. Even if you’re a lazy MCU fan like myself and skipped “Thor: The Dark World,” you know what’s going on here, and you know how the story will end. Though the unity of the Avengers is tested by Ultron and the Scarlet Witch’s mind games…
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Furious Seven Review
Read more: Furious Seven ReviewThere are a lot of things I thought a Fast and Furious film could achieve. Making an audience weep was not one of them. As if to prove me wrong, James Wan delivered Furious Seven, the most ridiculous and most heartfelt entry in the series to date. The Toretto Family returns to action when Deckard…
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“The Maze Runner” Astounds with a Predictably Indecipherably Labyrinthian and Nebulously Insufferable Plot
Read more: “The Maze Runner” Astounds with a Predictably Indecipherably Labyrinthian and Nebulously Insufferable PlotDon’t ask me what The Maze Runner was about because I have absolutely no idea. It’s got a story about as cryptic as its titular labyrinth. Sure, I sat through two hours of forced dialogue and exposition, an illogically quickening plot, and honest to goodness splendid action sequences, but I have neither a comprehension of what actually happened…
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Growing Up With Richard Linklater’s Inspiring “Boyhood”
Read more: Growing Up With Richard Linklater’s Inspiring “Boyhood”Marketed as a film “12 years in the making”, Richard Linklater’s Boyhood follows the character of Mason Evans, Jr. from the ages of six to 18. His parents are divorced, and his mother moves them around more often than anyone would like. A lot can change in 12 years. Normally, directors would do the practical…
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“Guardians of the Galaxy” Podcast Discussion
Read more: “Guardians of the Galaxy” Podcast DiscussionCorey and Liam carved out some time to riff on some thoughts relating to the absolutely stellar Marvel film “Guardians of the Galaxy”. Take a listen here!
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“Guardians of the Galaxy” Review
Read more: “Guardians of the Galaxy” ReviewThink of your favorite Marvel film. Now think of your favorite moment in that film. I have good money betting it’s a character beat, not an action set piece. Mine? I can’t tell you, it’s a spoiler for Guardians. My second favorite, though, is this one from Captain America: The First Avenger. The Red Skull demands…
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Movie Review: “Snowpiercer” Shocks and Awes
Read more: Movie Review: “Snowpiercer” Shocks and AwesI grow restless with my media. It’s a thing that I do. As a teenager I would devour my books, video games, and movies with reckless abandon — especially my RPG’s and JRPG’s. Final Fantasy VII’s play clock maxes out at 59:99, so lord knows how many hours beyond that I plunged before saving up a…
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