film review

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Digging Up The Marrow’ Strikes Horror Gold

Film: Digging Up The Marrow Starring: Adam Green, Ray Wise Directed by: Adam Green In a world where horror movie remakes, sequels, and flat-out ripoffs are going into production every single day it can be hard to believe there are any real monsters left to be discovered. It has been a decade since the universe […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Everly’ Will Kick Your Ass

Film: Everly Starring: Selma Hayek Directed by: Joe Lynch With bullets and creative flare to spare, Everly ushers in a new age of cool for its lead, as well as its director. Joe Lynch hasn’t made a feature-length film that made it to audiences with his vision in tact since Wrong Turn 2. In the […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Woman In Black 2’ Offers Nothing New

Film: The Woman In Black 2 Starring: Phoebe Fox, Jeremy Irvine Directed by: Tom Harper Lacking its original lead and any real sense of purpose, The Woman In Black 2: Angel Of Death is just another entry in the long line of horror sequels that never should have been made in the first place. The […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Interview’ Disappoints

Film: The Interview Starring: James Franco, Seth Rogen Directed by: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg All controversy and media hype aside, The Interview is another hit-and-miss comedy with more budget than brains. Seth Rogen and James Franco have long cemented their place in Hollywood history as one of the premier comedic duos. Ever since their time […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Imitation Game’ Is Both Thrilling & Heartbreaking

Film: The Imitation Game Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch Directed by: Morten Tyldum Though it feels created almost entirely for the purpose of generating awards season buzz for its lead actor, The Imitation Game is well-crafted World War II tale that is made a tad foolish thanks to bad CGI. The story of Alan Turing is one […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Penguins Of Madagascar’ Offers Fun & Adventure For Everyone

Film: Penguins Of Madagascar Starring: Tom McGrath, Chris Miller Directed by: Eric Darnell, Simon J. Smith Several years after first appearing as lovable side characters in Madagascar, the flightless birds better known as the Penguins Of Madagascar have finally been given a hilarious film all their own. Spinoffs are tricky. On the one hand, these […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Sex Ed’ Is The Best Comedy Of The Fall

Film: Sex Ed Starring: Haley Joel Osment, Laura Harring Directed by: Isaac Feder Topping off a year-plus run of great supporting roles in several underrated indie gems, Haley Joel Osment is back in the spotlight with a hilarious new film called Sex Ed. Hollywood contains a long history of finding humor by showcasing children behaving […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Dumb And Dumber To’ Is Worse Than It Looks

Film: Dumb And Dumber To Starring: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels Directed by: The Farrelly Brothers Genre: Comedy Twenty years have passed since Harry (Jeff Daniels) and Lloyd (Jim Carrey) taught audiences about their lives of idiocy, and in that time almost nothing has changed. That’s both the beauty and problem with their latest adventure, which […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Big Hero 6’ Is A Thrilling And Hilarious Journey For All Ages

Film: Big Hero 6 Starring: Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit Directed by: Don Hall, Chris Williams Big Hero 6 may be the first comic book adaptation to succeed — because it offers a story unlike anything found in the original source material. You do not need to know that Disney’s Big Hero 6 is adapted from […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Interstellar’ Visits Deep Space With Familiar Twists

Film: Interstellar Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway Directed by: Christopher Nolan Christopher Nolan might’ve bitten off more than he could chew with Interstellar. Still, despite several genre clichés and a third act that sometimes leaves a lot to be desired in comparison to everything that occurs prior, the latest epic adventure from the man behind […]

MOVIE REVIEW: You Have Never Seen Anything Quite Like ‘LFO’

Film: LFO Starring: Patrik Karlson Directed By: Antonio Tublen Mind control becomes a lot more complicated than one amateur inventor expects in the new film LFO. It’s been awhile since a foreign film swept me off my feet in its opening moments, but over the weekend that exact experience returned to my life in the […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Overnighters’ Is One Of The Year’s Best Films

Film: The Overnighters Starring: Jay Reinke, Keegan Edward Directed by: Jesse Moss On the surface, The Overnighters looks like any other tale of someone doing whatever they can to help those whom the rest of a community forgot. In reality however, the latest film from Jesse Moss explores the reality of the North Dakota oil […]