Reading Time: 2 minutes After Guardians of the Galaxy premiered in 2014, I had high expectations for the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Everything in the first film from the action, comedy, characters and soundtrack was just perfect. The second movie reflected these qualities as well, making it the perfect way to start the summer movie season. The […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Raw’s reputation precedes it. The horrific tale of a young woman’s reckless transformation from vegetarian to cannibal has been sensationalized by reports of audience members fainting and vomiting in its early screenings. There’s no question that the film’s violence demands a tough stomach, though worse things have been seen on The Walking Dead. These headlines […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes For almost two decades, M. Night Shyamalan has been one of the most unpredictable filmmakers in Hollywood. The writer-director-producer is known for thrillers with mind-blowing twists, but he’s also notorious for having an inconsistent career. After The Sixth Sense was met with global success and an Oscar nomination for Best Picture in 1999, Shyamalan faced […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Grief is a bold theme to take on in any work of art. Not only is it a touchy subject, but it’s also difficult to tell stories about it that don’t devolve into a series of blubbery Lifetime movie clichés. Based on the novel by Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls is an imaginative film that […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Moana takes a creative turn from dresses, fancy balls and matrimony with Prince Charming, to an epic adventure where the princess even says about herself, “ I’m not a princess.” This movie brings together ancient Pacific Island folk tales with a modern touch of humor and music that is enjoyable for all audiences. Daughter of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The announcement of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anybody. One of the world’s biggest entertainment conglomerates acquired the rights to one of the most beloved franchises of all time, so spin-offs and endless sequels are to be expected. Disney proved that the property is in capable hands […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Writer-director Kelly Reichardt‘s Certain Women is slow-moving realistic anti-blockbuster, sometimes to the point of ruthlessness. For the patient viewer, however, adapting to its glacial pace makes for a provocative, reflective time at the movies. From their earliest days as simple recordings of variety show acts, films were never meant to be any one thing. In […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Lee Thomas Lifestyle Editor “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” is a film with a clear agenda. The filmmakers are helping make the world a more tolerant place by creating this exciting and relatable story about a host of gender fluid characters. The filmmakers not only thwart classical Hollywood cinema by challenging gender and sexuality norms, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo courtesy of Senator Films Mark Hanni Staff Writer “One Girl. One City. One Night. One Take.” This is the tagline for “Victoria”, German director Sebastian Schipper’s fourth film. Unlike last year’s “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”, “Victoria” was actually filmed in one long shot, without any editing tricks. While this may seem […]